What do you think about when you hear Glacier?

Play with the simulation.

  1. Try changing the sea level temperature. Change the average annual snowfall. What happens when you make the changes? If you need too, click on the reset all button and start over.

  2. Pause the animation and try drilling a hole in the glacier. What happens when you start it up again?

  3. Where does the glacier move the fastest?

  4. What do the black specks represent? Where do they come from? What happens when they reach the foot of the glacier?

  5. Can you make the glacier retreat? What is happening to the black specks as the glacier is retreating?