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A deep wedge shaped opening in a moving mass of ice called a glacier is called?
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∙ 12y ago
It is called a crevasse.
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Which landform can a moving mountain glacier carve?
A moving mountain glacier can carve a U-shaped valley. As the glacier moves downhill, it erodes the sides and bottom of the valley, creating a distinctive U-shaped cross-section. The glacier's immense weight and motion combined with erosion from the ice can shape the landform over time.
What is the shape of a valley that is eroded by a stream and a glacier?
A stream shaped valley is usually 'V' shaped. A glacier formed valley is usually 'U' shaped.
What is the shape of a valley left behind by a glacier?
The shape of a valley carved by a glacier is U shaped. A valley carved by a river is V shaped.
What is the name of the funnel-shaped opening at the of a volcano?
a funnel shaped vent at the top of a volcano is a crater
What is a v shaped break in a glacier?
A Fissure is a V shaped break in a galcier
Which landform can a moving mountain glacier carve?
A moving mountain glacier can carve a U-shaped valley. As the glacier moves downhill, it erodes the sides and bottom of the valley, creating a distinctive U-shaped cross-section. The glacier's immense weight and motion combined with erosion from the ice can shape the landform over time.
What is a sentence with the word glacier?
The glacier was huge.A v-shaped valley is a valley that was shaped by a glacier.
A smooth egg shaped left behind by a glacier is called a?
drumlin
What agent of erosion most likely produced this valley's shape?
When the glacier is moving down the side of the valley it scrapes of the rocks. The grinding changes the shape of the valley so that it is rounded.
A bowl-shaped basin formed near the beginning of a glacier is called a?
A Cirque
What is the funnel shaped opening at the mouth of a river?
The opening is called an estuary.
What is the shape of a valley that is eroded by a stream and a glacier?
A stream shaped valley is usually 'V' shaped. A glacier formed valley is usually 'U' shaped.
What is the bowl shaped area at the volcanoes opening?
The opening may have a crater, more technically called a "caldera."
What is the shape of a valley left behind by a glacier?
The shape of a valley carved by a glacier is U shaped. A valley carved by a river is V shaped.
What is the name of the funnel-shaped opening at the of a volcano?
a funnel shaped vent at the top of a volcano is a crater
What is a v shaped break in a glacier?
A Fissure is a V shaped break in a galcier
What is a U Shaped valley caused by?
It is caused by a glacier.
