Jan 21, 2009

Frequent Q nad A of Glaciers

1. Glacier would block large attachments, these large block of glacier ice will not have resistance so that you slow down? 

A: Because the glaciers flows by gravity itself, the impact of very large, while the re-entrainment of the rock glacier in the main debris can increase the gravity, rather than an increase in gravity so that the faster flow of glaciers. 

2. How to use radioactive dating to set the history of glaciers? 

A: radioactive dating mainly driven by glacial moraine material for dating. Moraine material from the set of radioactive material, compared to determine the history of glacial activity. 

3. In the glacier flows at the bottom of why the glaciers because of friction and melting into the water? 

A: Because the bottom of the friction will heat, so glaciers will melt into water. 

4. How to determine the direction of glacier flow? 


A: You can use sheep back stone to determine the direction of glacier flow. However, since the flow of glaciers and water flow similar circumstances, so the direction of flow may be changed at any time, so to determine the direction of glacier flow requires a lot of information, and then check in order to determine the average. 

5. Glacier is a large-scale activities, but the larger glaciers on the human effects are? 

A: The glaciers on the human impact of the greenhouse effect. If the reduction of carbon dioxide will make glaciers increase, the result will increase the land area. But if carbon dioxide increases, the glaciers will melt, sea level rise.

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