DYNAMIC PLANET 2014 EVENT OVERVIEW
PRESENTED BY: R. J. HARTWELL NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD DYNAMIC PLANET NATIONAL EVENT SUPERVISOR rhartwell@me.com
PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES: Provide an overview of changes to the 2014 Dynamic Planet Event Rules Describe the process of glacier formation Identify selected glacial features and describe the formation of selected features Locate event resources that may be used to help teams for competition
2014 DYNAMIC PLANET EVENT OVERVIEW
2014 EVENT OVERVIEW No Changes from the 2013 Event Rules. Key Event Topics for 2014 Dynamic Planet Include: Types of glaciers Formation of glaciers Glacial history Movement of glaciers Erosional and depositional landforms of glaciers
THE PROCESS OF GLACIATION 2014 DYNAMIC PLANET THE PROCESS OF GLACIATION
IDENTIFICATION OF GLACIAL FEATURES 2014 DYNAMIC PLANET IDENTIFICATION OF GLACIAL FEATURES
GLACIAL FEATURES Use the Glacial Features Exhibit to identify the glacial landforms shown in each image.
REVIEW OF GLACIAL FEATURES 2014 DYNAMIC PLANET REVIEW OF GLACIAL FEATURES
DRUMLIN 1 EROSIONAL
ESKER 2 DEPOSITIONAL
KETTLE LAKE 3 DEPOSITIONAL
LATERAL MORAINE 4 DEPOSITIONAL
MEDIAL MORAINE 5 DEPOSITIONAL
TERMINAL MORAINE 6 DEPOSITIONAL
ICE SHELF 7 GLACIAL FEATURE
ICEBERG 8 CALVING
TARN 9 ALPINE LAKE
OUTWASH PLAIN 10 DEPOSITIONAL
GLACIAL ERRATIC 11 DEPOSITIONAL
CIRQUE 12 EROSIONAL
FJORD 13 EROSIONAL
GLACIAL STRIATION 14 EROSIONAL
GLACIAL STRIATION
HORN 15 EROSIONAL
PIEDMONT GLACIER 16 GLACIAL FEATURE
ICE SHEET 17 GLACIAL FEATURE
ARETES 18 EROSIONAL
KAME 19 DEPOSITIONAL
KAME FORMATION
HANGING VALLEY 20 EROSIONAL
HANGING VALLEY FORMATION
2014 DYNAMIC PLANET RESOURCES
RESOURCES Glaciers, Climate and Landscapes-Zach Smith Included in Resource CD http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10ae.html Physical geography.net chapter on glaciation includes some great animations and readable descriptions. http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10ag.html Physical geography.net chapter on periglacial landforms
RESOURCES http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10af.html Physical geography.net chapter on glacial landforms. Excellent discussion of erosional and depositional landforms. http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/palaeofiles/permian/glaciation.html Nice condensed discussion of the Milankovitch Cycle and why glaciation occurs
RESOURCES http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/components.html The National Snow and Ice Center page describing components of a glacier. http://www.colorado.edu/geography/class_homepages/geog_1011_sum08/GlacialLandscapes_Bowen.PDF This PPT converted into a PDF provides an excellent catalog of glacial landforms.