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Earth's Frozen Water

Science · Polar Regions · conceptual

Understand the cryosphere and its role in Earth's water system — the cryosphere is all frozen water on Earth (ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, permafrost, snow cover); polar ice sheets hold about 69% of Earth's fresh water; if all polar ice melted, sea levels would rise over 65 metres; and the water cycle connects polar ice to the global system through evaporation, precipitation, and meltwater flowing into oceans

What mastery looks like

  • Define the cryosphere as all frozen water on Earth and name its components: ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, permafrost, snow
  • State that polar ice sheets hold approximately 69% of Earth's fresh water
  • Explain how polar ice connects to the global water cycle and what would happen if it all melted (65m+ sea level rise)

Check your understanding

Does Earth's Frozen Water know that most of Earth's fresh water is actually locked up as ice at the poles — and that if it all melted, the sea would rise over 65 metres, flooding coastal cities worldwide?

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