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DYNAMIC PLANET 2014 EVENT OVERVIEW
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MARK A. VANHECKE NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD EARTH-SPACE SCIENCE EVENT CHAIR PRESENTED BY: mvanhecke@comcast.net
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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
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EVENT OVERVIEW 2014 DYNAMIC PLANET
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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
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THE PROCESS OF GLACIATION 2014 DYNAMIC PLANET
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IDENTIFICATION OF GLACIAL FEATURES 2014 DYNAMIC PLANET
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GLACIAL FEATURES Use the Glacial Features Exhibit to identify the glacial landforms shown in each image.
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REVIEW OF GLACIAL FEATURES 2014 DYNAMIC PLANET
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1 DRUMLIN EROSIONAL
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2 ESKER DEPOSITIONAL
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3 KETTLE LAKE DEPOSITIONAL
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4 LATERAL MORAINE DEPOSITIONAL
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5 MEDIAL MORAINE DEPOSITIONAL
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6 TERMINAL MORAINE DEPOSITIONAL
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7 ICE SHELF GLACIAL FEATURE
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8 ICEBERG CALVING
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9 TARN ALPINE LAKE
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10 OUTWASH PLAIN DEPOSITIONAL
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11 GLACIAL ERRATIC DEPOSITIONAL
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12 CIRQUE EROSIONAL
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13 FJORD EROSIONAL
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14 GLACIAL STRIATION EROSIONAL
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GLACIAL STRIATION
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15 HORN EROSIONAL
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16 PIEDMONT GLACIER GLACIAL FEATURE
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17 ICE SHEET GLACIAL FEATURE
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18 ARETES EROSIONAL
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19 KAME DEPOSITIONAL
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KAME FORMATION
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20 HANGING VALLEY EROSIONAL
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HANGING VALLEY FORMATION
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RESOURCES 2014 DYNAMIC PLANET
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RESOURCES Glaciers, Climate and Landscapes-Zach Smith Included in Resource CD http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/1 0ae.html Physical geography.net chapter on glaciation includes some great animations and readable descriptions. http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/1 0ag.html Physical geography.net chapter on periglacial landforms
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RESOURCES http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/1 0af.html Physical geography.net chapter on glacial landforms. Excellent discussion of erosional and depositional landforms. http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/palaeofiles/permian/gla ciation.html Nice condensed discussion of the Milankovitch Cycle and why glaciation occurs
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RESOURCES http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/com ponents.html The National Snow and Ice Center page describing components of a glacier. http://www.colorado.edu/geography/class_homep ages/geog_1011_sum08/GlacialLandscapes_Bow en.PDF This PPT converted into a PDF provides an excellent catalog of glacial landforms.
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