What Makes Glaciers Change Over Time?

In the animation below, we see glaciers in Asia over 25 years (from 1990 to 2015), condensed into one second. The blue in the image shows the glaciers, while the brown parts are the mountains. Observe the image for a minute before answering the questions.
NGSS Phenomena: A time-lapse of glaciers forming as larger glaciers and receding, before reforming again. The cycle happens over and over.

1. Which of the earth's spheres will be MOST impacted by they changing of the glaciers on this mountain range?

2. In the gif of the glaciers receding, which is NOT a part of the system being observed?

3. What cycle drives the matter that we’re observing in this image?

4. As the glaciers change over time, water starts as a when it is a part of the glacier, until energy from causes it to and it moves back down to the until it and eventually falls back down to the Earth as .

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evaporates
freeze
ocean
solid
the Sun
liquid
gas
freeze
inside the earth
change phase
rain or snow
freezes

5. What primary energy source is responsible for the changing levels of the glaciers over these 24 years.

6. The changes we see in the level of the glaciers represents a change.

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physical
chemical

7. Draw a model to show how energy from the sun and gravity move water in and out of these glaciers over time.

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Width

8. Is the system described in the scenario stable or unstable? Present at least one piece of evidence to support your claim.

9. Explain how your model shows how energy from the sun and gravity move water in and out of these glaciers over time.

10. Create a model in the space below to explain how energy from the Sun and water change the size of the glaciers over time. Use arrows to show how energy changes the amount of ice in the glaciers.

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Width

11. Explain how your model shows how energy from the Sun and water change the size of the glaciers over time.

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