Water Systems by Olivia Krysa https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr Made with wonder en-us 2017-05-18 15:46:51 UTC 2026-03-12 07:14:12 UTC hello@padlet.com Glaciers olivia_krysa https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172620187 First, what is a glacier?
Glaciers are landforms formed by snowfalls that exceed the melting rate. ]]> 2017-05-18 15:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172620187 How Are Glaciers Helpful to Us? olivia_krysa https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172620861 Glaciers contain fresh water, the great lakes were once covered by glaciers, and now have become one of our main source of fresh water. Glaciers are also habitats to animals like seals, polar bears, and penguins.]]> 2017-05-18 15:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172620861 Factors that Affect the Size Of Glaciers? olivia_krysa https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172621494 - Global Warming!!! (climate change)

]]> 2017-05-18 15:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172621494 Why Global Warming is Affecting Glaciers olivia_krysa https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172622108 Global warming is the warming of the globe due to pollution in the air, (From greenhouse gases) which gets trapped in the atmosphere.
]]> 2017-05-18 15:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172622108 Weather Phenomenons Caused By Global Warming olivia_krysa https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172648406 Some believe that climate change is responsible for some of the catastrophic extreme weather that we've had somewhat recently in the past and that it'll cause more extreme weather in the future. An example is hurricane sandy, some believe that warmer water and higher sea level caused by climate change was part to blame. 
Some also say that global warming will increase the amount of extreme precipitation which leads to flooding of cities and towns.]]> 2017-05-18 17:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172648406 Picture of a Glacier olivia_krysa https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172834622 2017-05-19 15:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172834622 Global warming Visual Aid olivia_krysa https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172835037 2017-05-19 15:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172835037 Causes Of Global Warming olivia_krysa https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172835233 2017-05-19 15:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/172835233 How Much Water is On the Earth? olivia_krysa https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/173844906 "If Earth was the size of a basketball, all it's water would be the size of a ping pong ball." - live science 
97% of the Earth's water is salt water and not suitable for drinking. That leaves us with 3% of freshwater, and 70% of that 3% is locked in ice caps. Less than 1% of the world's fresh water is accessible.]]> 2017-05-25 15:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/olivia_krysa/d7gmzzjdrvcr/wish/173844906