Name:_________________________
Date: _________________________
PhET Glacier Simulation
Google PhET Glacier Simulation
Click the Play Button and Run or Install the Simulation
1. What are the two major factors affecting the expansion (growth) and retreat of glacier?
2. What three of the tools in your toolbox? How can you use them to determine specific
factors that influence the movement of glaciers?
3. What is the smallest change in temperature that causes the glacier to go from advancing
to retreating? What implications might this have for glaciers around the world with a
warming climate?
4. Draw a picture below of a section of your glacier. Include in your drawing two of the
factors from question #1 and how they influence the glacier’s movement.