Problem
A. Describe what a glacier
B. Define and describe the three main functional parts of the glacier.
C. What are the conditions necessary for a glacier to lengthen (advance) or gain mass?
D. What are the conditions necessary for a glacier or ice sheet to shorten (retreat) or lose mass?
E. Describe how a glacier moves down its valley and how it transports sediments. (Keep in mind that the thick glacial ice erodes the rock of mountain valleys as they move, advancing and retreating through the valley).
F. How fast does a typical glacier move?
G. Hand draw and Describe: Select one glacial erosional feature (see your textbook, examples: U-shaped valley, horn, cirque, kettle lake, etc. ), describe what it looks like and how it was formed. Then insert or attach your drawing of this feature. Label your drawing as appropriate.
H. Hand draw and Describe: Select one glacial depositional feature (see your textbook, examples: moraine, esker, drumlin, erratic, etc. ) and describe what it looks like and how it was formed. Then, insert or attach your drawing of this feature. Label your drawing as appropriate.