Stores of water - cryospheric Flashcards
1
Q
5 locations of cryospheric water?
A
- sea ice (Ross Shelf)
- ice caps (Iceland)
- ice sheets (Greenland)
- Alpine glaciers (France)
- Permafrost (Alaska)
2
Q
What are ice shelves?
A
platforms of ice that form where ice sheets and glaciers move out into the oceans
3
Q
When do icebergs raise sea levels?
A
when they first leave land and push into the water, but not when they melt in the water
4
Q
Antarctic and Greenland ice sheet percentage of water?
A
99% of freshwater
5
Q
When do ice sheets form?
A
in areas where snow that falls in winter does not melt entirely over the summer
6
Q
Ice caps?
A
- dome shaped
- centred over highest point of upland area
7
Q
Alpine glaciers?
A
thick masses of ice found in deep valleys
8
Q
Permafrost?
A
ground that remains at or below 0 degrees for at least 2 consecutive years
