§2.2 Rivers of ice part 2

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§2.2 Rivers of ice

Part 2

Program of the lesson

• Check homework and books
  
• Check assignment 2
  
• Goals
• Quiz
  
• Notes part 2
• Homework
• The end
  

Discuss assignment

Assignment 2

Goals:

After this lesson:
... you will be able to explain in your own words how a U valley was created by a glacier
... you can list all types of rivers in your own words

What are glaciers?

1. Snow that never melts
2. an ice mass that moves
3. The mountain peaks
4. a licked soft-serve ice cream

Glaciers expand at...

1. Cold winters & hot summers
2. Mild winters & cool summers

Glaciers formed

1. in the lowlands
2. in the mountains
3. in the valley
4. on top of a mountain

How does a glacier form?

1. A glacier is a river of water.
2. Ice forms in the clouds and falls down.
3. It is a thick layer of snow that slowly becomes ice.

What is the name of the glacial debris that lies beneath a glacier?

1. Ground moraines
2. Ground debris

A glaciers moves

1. Not true
2. True

What is the speed of a glacier?

1. 30 to 40 meters per day
2. 10 to 20 meters per week
3. 20 to 50 meters per week
4. 40 to 50 meters per year

New notes part 2

V-valley & U-valley

V-shaped valley

U-shaped valley

V-shaped valley

U- shaped valley

gletsjerpoort

gletsjerrivier

glacier tunnel

glacier portal

glacier river

Rivers

1. Glacier river
   
2. Rain rivier
   
3. Mixed river
   

What's this one?

The start of a river

• Rivers start in the mountains
• Because of the altitude the current is really fast
• The river can make a V-shaped valley
  

Let's make your homework

§2.2 Make assignments 5 to 10

The End