Dynamic Planet B/C

[fozendog]

I look at the NSIDC database online. And surprisingly the Wikipedia glacier page is kinda helpful.

[jpmacguy]

Will the test be completely related to glaciers or do we need to know stuff like plate tectonics (as on the 2009 test)? Just wanted to make sure so I don't show up at regionals unprepared.

[Skink]

That sound like earthquakes and volcanoes. This event cycles between a few different topics topics every two years. This time as well as next season, the topic is glaciers. You can find a complete list of subtopics you may be tested on in section 3c of the rules. That's where you go to look, so don't just take my word for it.

For reference, I think it was...
2009 and 2010, Earthquakes and Volcanoes
2011 and 2012, Freshwater
2013 and 2014, Glaciers

[fozendog]

Will the test be completely related to glaciers or do we need to know stuff like plate tectonics (as on the 2009 test)? Just wanted to make sure so I don't show up at regionals unprepared.

It should all be about glaciers and the topics on the rules, but you never know what a test writer is going to put on a test so it is probably be best to at least have a general knowledge on that and with 4 pages of notes you can probably put a small section on that if you need to.

[EastStroudsburg13]

I would say that you shouldn't devote note space to plate tectonics, unless you can relate plate tectonics to glaciers. Other than that, it's not worth the space since it's not on this year's rules.

[Skink]

but you never know what a test writer is going to put on a test so it is probably be best to at least have a general knowledge on that

It won't help (except for the exception noted above, if so). If any team catches the fact that content outside of the testable material listed in the rules is on the test, there's a nice arbitration process* involved (and, sometimes, it's just a matter of talking to the Supervisor, who didn't know any better) that results in those questions being thrown out and not affecting your score. I'd save your space for material that you know will be relevant unless, for whatever reason, you have space left over...
*a lot of coaches don't want to be 'that guy' and stir up trouble, but never be afraid to tell your coach you were tested on stuff not in the rules (be sure of that, of course )

[PicturePerfect]

In 6th grade, we learned a bit about glaciers.. If only I'd kept my workbook

[sciencegeek999]

Does anyone know which websites have topographic glacier symbols? I wasn't really sure how to learn this part.
Any answers will be much appreciated, thanks!

[JordanSaidWhat]

The All About Glaciers website isn't half bad, especially for identifying all the different formations by picture and description. However, it definitely does not go into enough detail about the process of till deposition and relocation.

Interestingly, the practice test I found takes several images directly from the AAG site... perhaps this is something to expect on tests this year, especially since Glaciers is a topic that not many test-writers will be extremely well-versed in and will probably be using many of the officially recommended websites to write the tests.

[EastStroudsburg13]

Topographic Map Symbols

If you want practice with topo maps, I'd suggest looking at some Road Scholar stuff. Either that or you can go buy a quadrangle that you know has a glacier in it and then study from that. I don't know any particular websites that focus on glaciers on topo maps specifically, but the symbol sheet at least gives you all the possible symbols on a USGS Topographic Map.