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A new mountain lake just formed by a retreating glacier. The lake starts out with little nutrients or life but over time it begins to support a variety of species. Which type of succession does this?
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Boulder left behind by a retreating glacier?
A boulder left behind by a retreating glacier is known as an erratic. A glacier is a moving river of ice and snow.
True or false When a glacier is retreating the upstream ice is still moving forward toward the downstream terminus of the glacier?
A retreating glacier is one that is diminishing more in length that its upper supply regions can compete with. The snout of the glacier is retreating, but the main body of the glacier is still moving forwards. If this situation continues, the glacier will disappear.
Usually thin till layer laid down by a retreating glacier?
Kame sheet forms thin layers by a retreating glacier.
How do you tell if a valley glacier is advancing or retreating?
You can tell if it's retreating if it slows it's speed in the glacier. You can tell if it's advancing if it increases in speed.
2 What does it mean to say a glacier is retreating?
The glacier is melting faster than it is sliding down the valley.
What is irregular and thin till layer laid down by a retreating glacier?
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What kind of succession occurs after a glacier recedes?
The four stages of succession that occur after a glacier recedes are lichens, mosses, grasses, and trees. Each stage building upon the last.
How do glaciers retreat?
Glaciers retreat when the glacier melts more ice than is in input by snow.They cannot be anywhere near or in hot areas or they will melt.
How does a glacier accomplish erosion?
The glacier is melting on the mountain and underneath it is like a river which eroding a side of the mountain when the glacier melts enough, it will slide down the mountain and into the lake that the river underneath the glacier had created. Hope this helps :)
What is formed by till deposited at the edges of a glacier?
The retreating glacier leaves behind linear mounds of till (till being unsorted debris) and is known as moraine.
What is alpine glaciers?
An alpine glacier is a glacier that FORMED on a mountain. It doesn't have to BE on a mountain, just formed on one.
Which is faster the advance or the retreat of an ice sheet?
Glaciers are advancing and retreating all the time. During the summer most will be retreating, during the winter most will be advancing. Therefore the world is not in a 'glacial advance or retreat' because each glacier is independent.
