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As the depth of a glacier increases is there more pressure on the bottom leading to more heat?
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I think the depth of a glacier depends on it height
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Does Water pressure increases as depth increases?
Yes, the deeper you are (be it in air, water or any medium) increases as you go deeper, as there is a column of mass pressing down on you, toward the centre of gravity for the earth. The pressure at sea level (average) is 1 bar, which is 100,000 kilopascals! (so, and inflated tire will have a pressure relative to that of 60 or so pascals. Tiny, eh?)
Is the side and the bottom of a glacier weigh the least?
bottom is the heaviest
Where is debris found on a glacier?
Bottom and side?
Moraines carried in the bottom of glaciers?
ummm... what are you asking? Yes they are on the bottom of a glacier.
Is the boiling point of water higher at the bottom of a pot or just under the surface?
Higher pressure increases boiling point. This means that as the pressure increases, the liquid must become hotter to boil. From a theoretical point of view, with the water being heated equally throughout, the water at the top of the pot would boil first because it is under less pressure than the water at the bottom.
Does water pressure increases depth increases?
Yes, it does. The more you advance towards the bottom of the ocean, the more the water pressure increases. Which is why you implode before reaching the bottom.
How does height affect fluid pressure?
As the depth of a fluid column increases, the pressure at the bottom increases due to the weight of the additional material above.j3h.
What is the pressure causing ice layers to slid over each other called?
Basal slip occurs when the glacier rests on a slope. Pressure causes a small amount of ice at the bottom of the glacier to melt, creating a thin layer of water. This reduces friction enough that the glacier can slide down the slope. Loose soil underneath a glacier can also cause basal slip.
Does Water pressure increases as depth increases?
Yes, the deeper you are (be it in air, water or any medium) increases as you go deeper, as there is a column of mass pressing down on you, toward the centre of gravity for the earth. The pressure at sea level (average) is 1 bar, which is 100,000 kilopascals! (so, and inflated tire will have a pressure relative to that of 60 or so pascals. Tiny, eh?)
Is the side and the bottom of a glacier weigh the least?
bottom is the heaviest
What force moves a glacier downhill?
Glaciers can slide down slope for several reasons. First, a glacier is made of ice, which is frozen water. Liquid water is slippery. That is important to remember. Second, gravity is pulling on them making them want to move downhill. Third, when ice is put under a lot of pressure, it can melt. The pressure above the bottom of the glacier can cause some melting on the bottom layer. That can make the glacier slide. Fourth, the sun shining on the top of the glacier can make the top of the glacier melt. The water from that melting can go to the bottom of the glacier and help lubricate the bottom. That can help it slide. Mountain glaciers are always sliding downhill. Snow replenishes glaciers and adds ice to the top. If glaciers melt faster than they are replenished they vanish. Some mountain glaciers have vanished within the last 100 years. A few more are likely to vanish in the next decade.
Where is debris found on a glacier?
Bottom and side?
What moraines are abrasive elements carried bottom of a frozen glacier?
Ground Moraines are abrasive elements that are carried in the bottom of a frozen glacier. Lateral Moraines are unsorted material deposited along the side of a valley glacier.
Moraines carried in the bottom of glaciers?
ummm... what are you asking? Yes they are on the bottom of a glacier.
Explain why dams on deep lakes should be thicker at the bottom than near the top?
Water pressure increases with depth. So in a deep lake the bottom of the damn needs to be thicker to accommodate the greater water pressure.
Why scuba divers experience a higher pressure at the bottom of the sea than on the surface of the earth?
This is mainly do to the pressure that the water above the diver is putting on the diver. On the surface air is putting pressure on you but it has less weight than water and as you dive deeper the pressure increases because the amount of water above you also increases.
Is the boiling point of water higher at the bottom of a pot or just under the surface?
Higher pressure increases boiling point. This means that as the pressure increases, the liquid must become hotter to boil. From a theoretical point of view, with the water being heated equally throughout, the water at the top of the pot would boil first because it is under less pressure than the water at the bottom.
