Glaciers+5-5-10+HW

Go to YouTube and open up the following video clip and see an (Awesome Iceberg Breaking) []

1. Why is it dangerous to be near a glacier that is calving (breaking apart and falling down)? It is dangerous to be near a glacier that is calving because a large amount of heavy ice is falling and could potentially hurt someone.

2. Is it safe for cruise ships to get close to calving glaciers? No it is not safe for cruise ships to get close to calving glaciers because they have a lot of potential to do great damage. Open up and view the following video clip to find out what can happen when a ship hits an Iceberg (Iceberg Collision – the real thing!) []

3. What happened? The ship bumped into the iceberg, causing part of it to break off. Open up and view the following video clip to find out what can happen to a boat if it is hit by the wave created by a very large calving glacier: []

4. What happened to the boat with the man and his son on board? The boat was taken by the tidal wave, and washed it into the bay. 5. What happened to a couple of other boats that were not so lucky? They were carried by the wave into the open sea and were wrecked. Open up the following video clips to find out what glaciers sound like (Iceberg movements create eerie songs) []

6. Describe what you think icebergs sound like. I think the icebergs sound like some sort of animal.

Open up the following video clip to get a look at glaciers, past, present, and what life was like during the last ice age (Giant Glaciers – Wild New World – BBC Planet) []

7. Describe how the Earth today is different from the Earth 13,000 years ago. Earth today is different from Earth 13,000 years ago because different types of species existed back then. The Earth is getting warmer.