Plate 326
Iceberg
An iceberg is a huge piece of ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and floats out to sea.
- Family
- Weather & Fire
- Origin
- Raised from a recipe
- Habit
- Diurnal: kept on the page
- Voice
- Yes, with the sound on
- Hands-on
- Yes
- Licenses
- CC0
How to play
Tap it to break off a chunk into the sea.
Notes
It is made of fresh water that fell as snow long ago. Ice is a little lighter than seawater, so an iceberg floats, but only about one tenth of it shows above the water.
When a chunk breaks off, it is called calving. Tap it and a chunk cracks off, showing fresh pale ice, and tips into the sea with a splash of spray and rings of ripples. The chunk bobs, and the iceberg, now lighter, bobs and rocks. Then the chunk melts away and the splash grows it back.
Its controls
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Break off a chunk | Tap | ||
| Calve | Button |
Details
- Splats
- Opens at 200,000 at Mid Detail, 59,889 at Low, and up to 490,000 at Max
Sources and credits
| Work | By | License |
|---|---|---|
| Ice Crack 1 (iceberg-crack.mp3) | j_p_higgins | CC0 1.0 |