International Year of Glaciers' Preservation

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/international-year-of-glaciers-preservation

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the designated year?2008-2009
2. What is the primary geographical settings?High-altitude mountain ranges and continental ice sheets (Greenland, Antarctica)
3. Why did scientists start the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation?Glaciers were shrinking faster, and scientists wanted to show how this could raise sea levels and affect water for people.
4. How do glaciers help keep the planet cool?Glaciers have bright, shiny surfaces that reflect sunlight back into space, which helps keep Earth from getting too hot.

Cryosphere: All parts of Earth where water is in solid form, including ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, and snow.
Anthropogenic: Originating from human activity, especially environmental pollution.
Albedo: The proportion of incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface, indicating its reflectivity.