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As the weight of the overlying ice increases the glacier begins to what?
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What happens to a glacier when they get very heavy?
The density of ice at 0°C is 0.9167 g/cm³. The density increases slightly at lower temperatures. Therefore, the volume and temperature of the glacier is needed in order to calculate the exact weight.
What is a large mass of ice and snow moving on land under its own weight?
That is usually called a glacier
What are the 3 physical properties of a glacier?
composition, size, weight
Where does all the force come from that squeezes sediments together to form sedimentary rocks?
The force is created by the self weight of the overlying material.
Is a glacier a type of water form?
A glacier is formed from frozen water, and snow accumulating high in the mountains adding weight and forcing forward movement downhill.
What is the glacial stream in south America?
Snow falls in the accumulation area, usually the part of the glacier with the highest elevation, adding to theglacier'smass. As the snow slowly accumulates and turns to ice, and the glacier increases in weight, the weight begins to deform the ice, forcing the glacier to flow downhill.
What are the nouns in the sentence Pressure from the weight of the glacier causes it to move?
There are three nouns. They are pressure, weight, and glacier.
Which type of rock forms due to the weight of overlying rocks?
Metamorphic
What generates the pressure required for metamorphism?
Pressure from weight of overlying rock.
Which type of rock forms due to weight of the overlying rocks?
Metamorphic
Which type of rock forms due to the weight of the overlying rocks?
Metamorphic
What happens to a glacier when they get very heavy?
The density of ice at 0°C is 0.9167 g/cm³. The density increases slightly at lower temperatures. Therefore, the volume and temperature of the glacier is needed in order to calculate the exact weight.
What is a large mass of ice and snow moving on land under its own weight?
That is usually called a glacier
What is the consequence of removing water from aquifers?
Aquifers can't support the weight of overlying structures.
When your mass increases what happens to your weight?
If your mass increases, your weight also increases.
What is the process in which the volume and porosity of a sediment is decreased by the weight of overlying sediments?
The process is called compaction.
What occurs when the weight of overlying sediment forces the sediment grains to fuse?
A sedimentary rock is formed.
