| A | B |
|---|
| Glacier | large slow moving mass of ice |
| Glaciers are found in | high mountain areas ex Greenland |
| Glaciers alter the land beneath them by | dragging rocks and dirt as they move |
| Glacial movement causes ______ | erosion |
| When glaciers melt the ice turns into | water which contributes to rivers and lakes |
| Long Island was formed by _______ | a glacier (coming from Canada and northern US) |
| Floating chunks of glaciers that break off into the ocean | icebergs |
| Dark colored snow (from pollutants) that land on glaciers make them absorbed more heat and | melt much faster |
| Consequences of the melting of glaciers | changes in weather patterns, stronger storms, flooding (sea level rise) |
| When sea level rises what happens? | flooding, destruction of habitats and extinction of species |
