Question

In Greenland there is a glacier called the Jakobshavn Isbrae that moves more quickly than any other

glacier known to mankind. It travels 8.2 millimeters every day. How far does the glacier move in a YEAR?

Convert units and show your work. (HINT-> how many days are there in a year? How many millimeters

in a meter?)

Answer 1

8.2 mm / day * 1 m / 1000 mm = .00082 m / day distance in 1 day

365 day / 1 yr * .00082 m / day = .30 m / yr