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Where do alpine glaciers form?
They form at high places and when snow piles up after a while they begin to build up eventually making an alpine glacier.
Glacier?
Huge sheet of ice that form over land
How do alpine glaciers form?
Alpine glaciers form when snow piles up after a while they begin to build up eventually making an alpine glacier.
Where is a glacier in antarctica?
Ninety-eight percent of the continent -- which is about the size of USA and Mexico combined -- is covered by an ice sheet. Because of its geography, glaciers -- defined as ice that moves under its own weight -- form in the sheet, and are calved off to form ice tongues. Eventually, these break off and become icebergs.
What conditions are necessary for glacier to form?
Cold wet conditions for a glacier to form
What conditions are necessary for a glacier to form?
Cold wet conditions for a glacier to form
What condition is necessary for a glacier to form?
Cold wet weather is needed for a glacier to form
How are the continental and alpine glaciers different?
Alpine glaciers, even though they move, are confined to mountain valleys, which in most instances had previously been a stream valley. Continental ice sheets exist on a much larger scale. These huge masses flow out in all directions from one or more centers of the land. They cover the entire continent, hence the name, and extend out toward the sea. Only two exist today: Greenland and Antarctica.
Is a glacier a land form of body of water?
A glacier is a body of water.
Is 'glacier' a noun?
Yes, glacier is a noun. "Glacial" is the adjective form.
What is a real tributary?
A tributary glacier is like a glacier to the side of the main glacier, oftem separated by a land form.
What is the noun to alpine?
The word 'alpine' (or Alpine) is the adjective form of the proper noun Alps (The Alps is a mountain range in Europe).The adjective 'alpine' describes a noun as of or from The Alps region.
