An iceberg was part of a glacier that broke off, or calved, fell into the water, and then floated away…
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All Things Ice, Continental Glaciers
There are two types of glaciers, continental and alpine. For the most part, we have studied Alpine glaciers in the…
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The Anatomy of a Glacier
Glaciers are slow, flowing rivers of ice. We learned ‘how’ glaciers flow in the post, “The Movement of Glaciers“. Knowing…
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The Study of Glacier Movement
Glaciologists study ‘glaciology’, which is the scientific study of ice sheets including all things glacier. In the following labs, we…
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Homemade Glacier Goo
Glacier Goo flows like a glacier and calves with force.
