The Great Blue Hole in Belize by Madeline Colantuono https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4 en-us 2018-03-12 20:56:29 UTC 2025-10-24 19:07:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pictureland.png 11. How is your earth feature affected by the water and/or rock cycle? colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607331 During this ice age when water goes through it’s cycle and eventually is precipitated and water levels are hundreds of feet lower and the snow that is formed is untouched and has time to freeze and create a glacier this glacier then move and smooth out the sides creating a larger width and then slides down and digs deeper into the ground.]]> 2018-03-15 21:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607331 10. Three other really interesting facts... colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607358 ~ It is one of the many world heritage sites in Belize.
~ It IS home to hammerhead and black tip tiger sharks, although you do not have a good chance of seeing them if you go diving here.
~ There are 500 plants and animals here that are only located in this area.

]]> 2018-03-15 21:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607358 9. How can this feature be bad for the society? colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607364 Even though people do not go here all of the time people have died, not many people have died but a very skilled diver ventured here and did end up not coming back up for air. His death was very sad and hard for many people in this part of the exploring world.]]> 2018-03-15 21:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607364 8. How can this feature benefit the environment? colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607382 It can benefit because it creates a good secluded home for fish and even some sharks. It is also a beautiful vacation spot to get away for a full and fun day if you and rich and have a boat or yacht, or decide to go on a dive trip through a Belize company.]]> 2018-03-15 21:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607382 7. How do you predict it will change throughout time? colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607396 I predict that if there is another long ice age and snow is able to form come together and begin moving again then it’s width will keep getting larger and so will its debt.]]> 2018-03-15 21:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607396 6. How did this process begin and come to be what it is today? colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607412 This specific process happens when a lot of snow becomes compact and does not move for a long time. Eventually it turns into ice and gradually moves which is what is special about it. They can be as small as a football field of as large as a few kilometers.]]> 2018-03-15 21:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607412 5. What helped form this feature? colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607440 The process that helped form this feature was glaciers. Glaciers are made when a lot of fallen snow becomes compacted together and is able to stay in that one spot without being disrupted long enough to turn into ice. The things that is very special about them and gives them their ability to whether is the ability they have and that they are allowed to move, although they do so very slowly. As the move through a space they wear down and whether the space making it flat, these created the Blue Hole in Belize and they also help to create mountains!]]> 2018-03-15 21:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607440 4. Where in the world does it exist? colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607452 It is near the center of the Lighthouse Reef 62 miles from Belize City.]]> 2018-03-15 21:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607452 3. How long did it take to form? colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607467 After a long analysis we found that the hole did not just form at one time but four different supposedly ice ages to be exact. The estimated number of years ago are 153,000; 66,000; 60,000; and finally 15,000 years ago.

]]> 2018-03-15 21:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607467 2. How did it form? colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607554 It was formed in one of our world’s past ice ages when sea level was 330 to 390 feet lower than it is now. The place where the form now stands harsh weathering that harshly effects limestone like glacier and the rise of the sea level causing all of it’s tunnels and caverns to collapse.]]> 2018-03-15 21:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607554 1. What is it? colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607565 The Blue Hole is a large underwater sinkhole. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef 62 miles from Belize City. It is in the shape of a circle spanning over 984 feet across and 410 feet deep, the world’s largest type of water formation of its kind.]]> 2018-03-15 21:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242607565 Bibliography colamade https://padlet.com/colamade/ngzwibkmidz4/wish/242614678 Works Cited
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