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An iceberg floats because water is one of the few substances that is slightly denser as a liquid than as a solid. This is why ice cubes float in water icebergs are made from fresh water. Because of the dissolved salts in ocean water, it is denser than freshwater, adding bouyancy to the icebergs.
Most icebergs actually contain a lot of air.
Far from being the solid blocks of ice many people imagine, icebergs are riddled with billions of tiny, trapped air bubbles, giving the huge bergs their white appearance.
Yes and if you want to get more specific, the density of ice 0.9g/cm cubed and the density of water is 1 g/cm cubed so if you think of this out of 100, 90% of the iceberg is underwater and 10% is above the water. All has to do with density.
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What happens to icebergs after they have broken off a glacier or ice sheet?
They float away from the poles and gradually melt.
What is the name given to masses of ice found floating in the the Antarctic Ocean?
Icebergs float in the Southern Ocean, and in the Arctic ocean.
Why do glaciers float and not sink to the bottom of the ocean?
Glaciers are made of ice, which is less dense than water. Therefore, fragments of glaciers that break off into water, called icebergs, will float.
What are the different types of icebergs in Antarctica?
A polar ice cap is a highhttp://wiki.answers.com/wiki/High_latitude region of a Planetor Natural_satellitethat is covered in Icece
What is it called when I have breaks off the glacier and becomes an iceberg?
New icebergs float on sea water and are broken away from the ice floe in a process called calving. The iceberg calvesoff the floe.
How do icebergs travel?
They float sp
Were do people find icebergs?
in the sea. Icebergs are broken pieces of glaciers which float out to sea.
Why do fish float on icebergs?
because i told then too!
How far north do icebergs come in Antarctica?
Icebergs float north until they melt completely.
What come from glaciers that have broken off and float in water?
Icebergs
Why does an iceberg float in the ocean?
Icebergs float in the ocean because the iceberg is less dense than the water.
Will ice float in salt water?
Yes, icebergs are fresh water.
Why icebergs float on water is iceberg heavier or lighter than water?
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Where are the largest icebergs found?
in green land and Antarcticasomewhere in the south pole'Another AnswerIcebergs are calved off permanent glaciers, which you can find in the high latitudes in both hemispheres. All icebergs, by definition, float in sea water. As the bergs float into warmer water, they melt.
What happens to icebergs after they have broken off a glacier or ice sheet?
They float away from the poles and gradually melt.
Content statement for Does salt affect the freezing point of water?
Yes - consider how icebergs are able to float in sea water.
What is the name given to masses of ice found floating in the the Antarctic Ocean?
Icebergs float in the Southern Ocean, and in the Arctic ocean.
