The Cryosphere

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  • Created on: 18-05-16 13:18
How long must ice exist before it is considered to be permefrost ?
2 years
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How many long lived snowball events were there?
2
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what is a glacier?
a mass of ice
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Glaser length is measured in hundreds of years
ture
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MB stands for:
Mass Balance
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Where are the ice sheets found?
Antarctica and Greenland
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What two ways does sea level relate to global temperature change?
Melting of grounded ice and thermal expansion
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Meltwater drainage from glaciers travels:
englacially and subglacially
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Salt Freezes?
False
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The earths heat cycle os driven by....
thermohaline Circulation
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How many long lived snowball events were there?

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what is a glacier?

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Glaser length is measured in hundreds of years

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MB stands for:

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