Glaciers & Ice caps
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How much of earths freshwater is locked away in glaciers and ice caps?
70%
Global warming_____
Causes the sea to rise, which can contaminate freshwater sources
The Arctic ice_______
Floats on top of the Arctic Ocean
Glaciers______
Form when snow stays in the same place for a long time
Select all the answers that apply How do glaciers move?
Gravity pulls them down hill, melted ice allows the glacier to slide forward
Kettle lakes form when?
Ice chunks break off a glacier, then melt
Older glaciers have _________ ice crystals than younger glaciers.
Longer
Which of the following statements is true?
Older glaciers have longer ice crystals than younger ones