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How does the lithosphere respond to the weight of glacial ice?
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It plastically deforms, pressing down into the softer athenospehere.
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What happens during isostatic rebound?
Post-glacial rebound (sometimes called continental rebound, glacial isostasy, glacial isostatic adjustment) is the rise of land masses that were depressed by the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, through a process known as isostasy.
What are depressions left by melted blocks of ice in glacial deposits?
A kettle is a depression left by melted blocks of ice in glacial deposits.
What is an upward rebounding of a coastline due to the melting of glacial ice called?
Glacial isostasy.
Fissure or deep cleft in glacial ice?
crevasses
Evidence about ancient climates indicate that?
glacial ice once covered much of what is now India and Australia
What happens to lithosphere when an ice sheet is removed?
The removal of the load causes something known as glacial isostatic rebound. The weight of the glacier causes the earth's lithosphere to deform (it squashes it). When the glacier retreats and the load is removed, the earth's lithosphere springs back to its original shape.
What forms when deformation causes the lithosphere to break?
There are different tectonic structures that are formed when deformation causes the lithosphere to break. The deformation of the lithosphere is caused by the weight of the ice.
What is the movement of glacial ice called?
[Glacial] flow
How does glacial ice differ from regular ice?
Glacial ice is much more solid then regular ice. Glacial ice is also alot colder than regular ice. Glacial ice can also be up to 1/2 a mile thick. Glaciation is aan extremly powerful force. 2. Glaciation happend very recently in geologic terms and there has not been enough time for the glacial features to be worn away.
Is glacial ice different from regular ice?
Yes. Glacial ice is ice that has been compressed under great pressure and will react differently as it melts.
What is unsorted rock material that is deposited by ice when the ice melts?
Glacial till or 'Moraine'.
What happens during isostatic rebound?
Post-glacial rebound (sometimes called continental rebound, glacial isostasy, glacial isostatic adjustment) is the rise of land masses that were depressed by the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, through a process known as isostasy.
What is meaning of glAcial?
Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena., Resembling ice; having the appearance and consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds; as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.
What Depression left by melted blocks of ice in glacial deposits?
A kettle is a depression left by melted blocks of ice in glacial deposits.
What are depressions left by melted blocks of ice in glacial deposits?
A kettle is a depression left by melted blocks of ice in glacial deposits.
What is an upward rebounding of a coastline due to the melting of glacial ice called?
Glacial isostasy.
Can glacial ice form during the duration of a single winter season in most glacial areas?
No
