Fill In Sentences:
Glaciers
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
inhospitable
accumulation
ablation
friction
meltwater
infestation
permafrost
flanked
anchor
dramatically
unravel
practically
crystallizes
undernourished
catastrophic
1. Use this oil to reduce the between the moving engine parts.
2. A glacier loses ice and snow through .
3. School lunch programs can help feed students.
4. Many environmentalists fear that global warming will reduce the size of the world’s glaciers.
5. Water vapor , or forms snow crystals, around small particles.
6. An of several inches of snow is needed for good sledding.
7. Scientists are concerned that from glaciers will result in rising seas.
8. The Antarctic is an environment where most plants and animals cannot live.
9. At the campsite, we used pegs to the tent to the ground.
10. Both sides of the valley were by mountains.
11. The , or frozen ground, in the Arctic Circle can be thousands of feet deep.
12. The effects of global warming could be , or very destructive, for some species of plants and animals.
13. Scientists can the history of Earth’s weather patterns by studying ice cores from glaciers.
14. An of boll weevils can destroy a cotton crop.
15. The blizzard dumped two feet of snow on the eastern half of the state.
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Definition Matching:
Glaciers
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
dramatically
1. force that resists movement between touching surfaces
meltwater
2. a loss due to melting or evaporation
accumulation
3. not having enough food for health
anchor
4. in a manner that is striking in appearance or effect
practically
5. to form into crystals
ablation
6. a gradual increase in amount
unravel
7. water melted from ice or snow
undernourished
8. having no shelter or basic necessities; barren
flank
9. to firmly secure or hold in place
friction
10. to be on the side of
catastrophic
11. ground below the surface that stays frozen year-round for two or more years
crystallize
12. very destructive and violent; hugely tragic
permafrost
13. to become or make clear; to identify complications of
inhospitable
14. large mass of harmful or unpleasant pests in an area
infestation
15. nearly; almost
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Crossword:
Glaciers
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Words
PERMAFROST
PRACTICALLY
CATASTROPHIC
UNRAVEL
DRAMATICALLY
ACCUMULATION
CRYSTALLIZE
ABLATION
ANCHOR
FLANK
UNDERNOURISHED
FRICTION
INFESTATION
INHOSPITABLE
MELTWATER
Across
2. a gradual increase in amount
4. in a manner that is striking in appearance or effect
5. having no shelter or other basic necessities; barren
6. to form into crystals
9. ground below the surface that stays frozen year-round for two or more years
10. water melted from ice or snow
14. to firmly secure or hold in place
12. to be on the side of
Down
1. not having enough food for health
3. very destructive and violent; hugely tragic
7. large mass of harmful or unpleasant pests in an area
8. nearly; almost
11. a loss due to melting or evaporation
12. force that resists movement between touching surfaces
13. to become or make clear; to identify complications of
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What is a glacier? How does it form? And what will happen if they all melt? These and other questions are answered in Glaciers, an in-depth look at these “rivers of ice” that are centrally important in the history of the Earth.
Hands down, no other force of nature is as fundamental – as a potential water source, a record of the Earth’s climate, and a sculptor of the landscape. Glaciers, for kids, are made understandable with basic facts on how they form – from the first snowflake to the massive sheets of ice that cover huge areas of the globe. Kids will learn that glaciers are always on the move; some may shift just a few inches a year, while others can “flow” 100 feet in a day. Also covered is the great variety of glaciers found on Earth, including ice streams, nunataks, piedmonts, and cirques.
What’s the best way to conquer a glacier? For kids who love adventure, tales of Antarctic exploration are sure to be popular. Junior scientists will enjoy learning about the many things that ice cores drilled out of glaciers can teach us, including what the climate was like almost half a million years ago. Then they will discover how the Greenhouse Effect is causing our glaciers to melt at an astonishing speed, and get helpful tips on what they can do themselves to slow down global warming.
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What Glaciers Are
In many parts of the world, spring brings with it a welcome thaw after the bitter cold of ...
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How Glaciers Form
Glaciers form when snow doesn’t melt away completely during the summer months. Each ...
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Glacier Movement
A huge glacier, thousands of feet thick, can weigh millions of tons. As it moves, it chang ...
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Kinds of Glaciers
These large bodies of ice take many shapes and exist in many locations.
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Traveling on Glaciers
Most of us will probably never live on a glacial surface or even travel across the world&r ...
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Learning from Ice-Core Samples
Temporary and permanent stations have been set up in Antarctica, Greenland, and the Alps f ...
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Effects of Global Warming
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