Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Glaciers and the surface of the Earth

What are some ways glaciers can affect the surface of the Earth?


75 comments:

Rylan N said...

Glaciers can created valleys by eroding the soil.

Brendan S said...

Glaciers change the surface of the land in several ways. By pushing rocks and gravel along with its encroachment a glacier leaves that material behind when it retreats. Most glaciers have water melting out of them when it gets above freezing. That water erodes the landscape forming streams and rivers.

A glacier deposits silt on the ground where it moves. Sometimes, if glaciers have rocks frozen inside of them and they go across a certain space, when the glaciers slowly move to a different space the place they were before will be rocky. As glaciers move across the earth's surface, small rocks and sand get caught under the mass of ice and act as sandpaper on the land, slowly scraping away and eroding the land.


Also, as a glacier moves across the land under it's own weight this causes rocks to push up to causes little mounds the more this happens the little ditch that was created gets deeper and it gets wider that also why there are inland lakes. Glaciers transport material as they move and they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_a_glacier_change_the_surface_of_land

Kaylee A said...

When they slide or move across the land they pick up rocks and soil which changes the Ground beneath it.

By glacial erosion which is when slowly over time large U shaped valleys are carved out; or by 'plucking' which is when rocks or boulders are literally plucked up from the surface and carried down the valley.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_glaciers_change_the_Earth's_surface

Rylan N said...

i mean create valleys

Taylor J said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.


http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/land.html

Katie N. said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

Ben S. said...

Glaciers can affect the surface of the earth in many ways, such as plucking.

Samantha L said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/land.html

Evan L said...

Glaciers can affect the earths surface because if they get melted they could easily cover the whole earth and have no land,just water.

Tyler J said...

Glaciers change the surface of the land in several ways. By pushing rocks and gravel along with its encroachment a glacier leaves that material behind when it retreats. Most glaciers have water melting out of them when it gets above freezing. That water erodes the landscape forming streams and rivers.

A glacier deposits silt on the ground where it moves. Sometimes, if glaciers have rocks frozen inside of them and they go across a certain space, when the glaciers slowly move to a different space the place they were before will be rocky. As glaciers move across the earth's surface, small rocks and sand get caught under the mass of ice and act as sandpaper on the land, slowly scraping away and eroding the land.


Also, as a glacier moves across the land under it's own weight this causes rocks to push up to causes little mounds the more this happens the little ditch that was created gets deeper and it gets wider that also why there are inland lakes. Glaciers transport material as they move and they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_a_glacier_change_the_surface_of_land

Anonymous said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/land.html

Jack D said...

Gets in places and ice wedging it and erions then with water.And had the world sculpt the land the way it is today.

Mercedes C. said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/land.html

Griffin M said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.


http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/land.html

Casey K said...

Glaciers change the surface of the land in several ways. By pushing rocks and gravel along with its encroachment a glacier leaves that material behind when it retreats. Most glaciers have water melting out of them when it gets above freezing. That water erodes the landscape forming streams and rivers.

A glacier deposits silt on the ground where it moves. Sometimes, if glaciers have rocks frozen inside of them and they go across a certain space, when the glaciers slowly move to a different space the place they were before will be rocky. As glaciers move across the earth's surface, small rocks and sand get caught under the mass of ice and act as sandpaper on the land, slowly scraping away and eroding the land.


Also, as a glacier moves across the land under it's own weight this causes rocks to push up to causes little mounds the more this happens the little ditch that was created gets deeper and it gets wider that also why there are inland lakes. Glaciers transport material as they move and they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_a_glacier_change_the_surface_of_land

Leslie K said...

Glaciers effect the earth in many ways on of these ways is plucking, they shape valleys and spread deposits

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Lauren B. said...

Glaciers shaving valleys and leaving deposits. They change the earth's surface and forms it. It carries materials to another place.

Sadie F. said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/land.html

Amber R said...

Glaciers can make frost.

Blaze said...

Glaciers rip up rock, snow and crumples it destroies it plows through it, leaving aretty valley

TylerW said...

A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

Anonymous said...

The way It comes down it is hitting the surface over and over again causing it to break down

Lauren S said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

Noah R said...

When glaciers move, they pull rocks and boulders and stuff which rub against mountain sides and erode them down.

Ella T. said...

Glaciers can change the earths surface when it's melting away, when glaciers move, do plucking, erode, etc.

Anonymous said...

Amelia A
Glaciers can effect the Earth by shaving valleys.

Jacob G said...

When glaciers fall, it can scrape mountain sides.

Sydney G said...

Glaciers change the earth by, forming valleys/shaving valleys, they also move rocks across the earths surface eroding the rocks, and eroding the earths surface.

Lauren S said...

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/land.html

Kaylee H. said...

Glaciers shaving valleys and leaving deposits. They change the earth's surface and forms it. It carries materials to another place.

Caitlin B said...

When glaciers fall it will scrape of break the mountain side

Erin W said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/land.html

Julia M said...

When there's glaciers, they slide and pick up rocks and soil which changes Earth's surface.

Anonymous said...

*Moves*

TylerW said...

A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

Anonymous said...

glaciers can effect the earth by global warming
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Unknown said...

it will pick up rocks an place them somewhere else

Anonymous said...

NOAH L Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

Cassie M said...

A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

Cody M. said...

Glaciers can effect landscapes by pushing rock while the glacier moves

Sophia S said...

Glaciers can affect the surface of the earth through eroding. For example, plucking erodes sediment and rock.

Alysse S said...

A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

Jacob T said...

When they slide or move across the land they pick up rocks and soil which changes the Ground beneath it.

By glacial erosion which is when slowly over time large U shaped valleys are carved out; or by 'plucking' which is when rocks or boulders are literally plucked up from the surface and carried down the valley.

Taylor said...

Glaciers effect landscapes by pushing rocks while glaciers move....

Taylor V said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.

Anonymous said...

When glaciers fall it will scrape of break the mountain side.

Anonymous said...

glaciers change the earth by melting into the oceans,and can break up and turn into ice bergs

Jennifer C said...

They can move, and cause erosion, breaking down bits of land and rocks

Ashleigh L said...

Glaciers change the earth by, forming valleys/shaving valleys, they also move rocks across the earths surface eroding the rocks, and eroding the earths surface.

Anonymous said...

If they melt (other ways then global warming i dont belive in it) they might flood things.

Anonymous said...

By Mr.T

john p said...

they melt and make avalanches and global warming

Caylee S said...

Glaciers can change the shape and form the mountains to different sizes

Taylor V said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial
landforms.

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/land.html

Adrian K said...

Glaciers can effect the landscape by breaking down land and rocks.

Anonymous said...

mr ruby is awesome!

Abbie N said...

The can break down land and rocks.

McKayla. M said...

Glaciers effect landscapes by pushing rocks when glaciers move.

AutumnP said...

Breaking down rocks and land.

Elsa L said...

The can break down land and rocks.

Natanya L said...

Glaciers effect landscapes by pushing rocks when glaciers move.

Devon Sargent said...

Glaciers change the Earth's surface when they move or melt away. When the glaciers move on land, they erode the terrain through plucking or abrasion. When glaciers melt away, an isostatic rebound usually occurs where a part of the crust will go up.

Jacob L said...

They push down rocks when flaciers move.

MackenzieE said...

Glaciers rip up rock, snow and crumples it destroies it plows through it, leaving aretty valley

Kanani L. said...

It can freeze the land(MAYBE). It can Break down the the rocks land

LILY R said...

glaciers can break rocks and land.

Marie R said...

Glaciers can effect the land by creating land slides.

David M. said...

they can move rocks and land and break it down

Gavin M said...

Glaciers can effect the land.

Mark.T said...

they can pick up sediments and drop them on there path

Matthew G said...

Glaciers can effect the land.

Anonymous said...

laciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial landforms.- Desi (from nsidc)

lindseyb said...

They can break rocks.

Molly B said...

one way can Glaciers can effect the land is making land slides !

Billy M said...

Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve away the land beneath them. A glacier's weight, combined with its gradual movement, can drastically reshape the landscape. Over hundreds or even thousands of years, the ice totally changes the landscape. The ice erodes the land surface and carries the broken rocks and soil debris far from their original places, resulting in some interesting glacial
landforms.

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/land.html