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Are continental glaciers larger than valley glaciers?
Yes. A continental glacier spreads around all sides, while the valley glaciers spread along it's length.
How are continental glacier and valley glaciers similar?
Continental and valley glaciers both develop in regions where there is constant snowfall and freezing temperatures throughout the year. Both types of glaciers move at a very slow pace.
Is the Tasman glacier continental glacier or valley glacier?
i dont know like a valley
What is a type of Alpine glacier?
Valley Glaciers are a type of apline glaciers
What are two kinds of glaciers and how are they different?
The two different glaciers are valley and continental glaciers and they are different because continental glaciers are the largest, and valley glaciers are on the top of mountain peaks.
What the 2 most common kinds of glaciers?
There are 2 main types of glaciers, Continental is one, they float away from central regions. The second is alpine or valley which are the glaciers that flow down the valley from the mountain.
What are two kinds of glacier and how are they different?
Continental and Valley Glaciers.
Are continental glaciers larger than valley glaciers?
Yes. A continental glacier spreads around all sides, while the valley glaciers spread along it's length.
What are two different kinds of glacier and how are they different?
Continental and Valley Glaciers.
Which part of valley glacier moves the fastest?
Yes, because continental glaciers form faster than valley glaciers.
How do glaciers move for 6th grade?
A continental glacier can move in all directions and a valley glacier can move in a surge. :)
How are continental glacier and valley glaciers similar?
Continental and valley glaciers both develop in regions where there is constant snowfall and freezing temperatures throughout the year. Both types of glaciers move at a very slow pace.
What are the 3 kinds of glaciers?
1. Mountain/Valley Glacier 2. Piedmont Glacier 3. Continental ice-sheets
What kind of glaciers are found in Montana today?
Montana has both Valley and Continental glaciers.
Dose a valley glacier or a contenental glacier or both cover entire land areas?
Valley glaciers are formed in high altitudes (e.g. mountains) and continental glaciers are formed in high latitudes (e.g. Greenland). Therefore, they both cover land areas but continental glaciers generally cover more area.
Is the snowball glacier continental glacier or valley glacier?
It is a valley glacier
How are continental and valley glaciers?
Continental glaciers are thicker and larger. Valley glaciers are formed on mountains; continental glaciers are formed on flat land.
