Movement

Question 1

Temperate Glacier

Answer 1

Warm Based
Close to 0’ throughout

Question 2

Polar Glacier

Answer 2

Cold Based
Below freezing throughout

Question 3

Polythermal Glacier

Answer 3

Warm based in thick/central regions
Cold based at surface + bed

Question 4

Factors influencing movement

Answer 4

Gravity
Temperature/thermal regime
Thickness
Bedrock (Deformable, permeable)

Question 5

PMP

Answer 5

Pressure Melting Point
Temperature at which ice melts at a given pressure

Question 6

Cold Based Movement

Answer 6

Internal deformation

Question 7

Warm based movement

Answer 7

Basal Slip
Internal Deformation