Fact-Finding Team
Glaciation
The mission of your group is to
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Find the answers to the questions
listed below. You may use books, periodical resources,
the Internet or the Antarctica:
90 Degrees South video titled Antarctica Under
Construction about the geology of the continent.
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Make a presentation of your findings to the class.
You may use whatever media you choose for your presentation.
Think about how YOU learn best.
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Make a handout of the important
findings of your group to distribute to the rest of
the class. Be sure to cite
your sources.
Questions — Glaciation
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Is there any place on the Antarctic continent that is
ice-free? Where is it located and why isn't it covered
with ice?
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Alpine glaciers can be found on the Antarctic continent.
Compare them with continental glaciers.
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How does glacial ice differ from sea ice? Can glacial
ice become sea ice?
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How do ships navigate through the polar ice?
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What is the temperature at which sea ice forms? Name
factors that influence this phenomenon.
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If the Antarctic continent is considered a desert,
where did all the glacial ice come from?
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What is pack ice and how much is too much for ships
to move freely?
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Can icebergs affect Antarctica's food chain?
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Was there ever a time when Antarctica was free of permanent
ice? If so, why is it so different today?
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What kind of fossils can be found on the Antarctica
continent?
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What do the fossils tell us about the geologic history
of this area?
Resources
Glaciers and the Ice Age
http://lewis.up.edu/mcs/wasowski/sci110/TextCh11/index.htm
Science
http://www.antarcticaonline.com/antarctica/science/science.htm
Coastal-change and Glaciological Maps of Antarctica
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs50-98/
Ice ‘Thickens’ in West Antarctica
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1766064.stm
Physical Facts about Antarctica
http://www.usatoday.com/news/science/cold-science/
background/antarctic-physical.htm
Sea Ice Formation
http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Eistour/eisbildung-e.html
Antarctica lake’s secret water
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2581485.stm
Glacier
http://www.glacier.rice.edu/
Satellite Imagery shows How Icebergs Affect Antarctica's
Food Chain
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/report/news/april24/
icebergs-424.html
The Fossils of Antarctica
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/content/fossils.shtml
Antarctica
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Antarctic.htm
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