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Is a glacier nothing more than a huge mineral flowing downhill?
yea
What shapes are the valleys made by fast flowing rivers or glaciers?
V-shaped valleys by fast flowing rivers, and U-shaped valleys by glacier movement.
What structure forms when ice freezes?
The 5 main parts of a glacier areAccumulation zone (Source snowfield)Crevasse field (where the flowing ice goes over bumps).Equilibriumlines where flowing glaciers mergeLateral and medial moraines (were ground up debris accumulates)The Glacial Toe or terminus (where the terminal moraine is deposited)
Where are glacier caves found?
Most glacier caves are found where there are seasons and in winter is super cold like where you would find a glacier. In the warmer season the ice shield may start to melt causing the water that has already melted, flow. Which would cause somthing called a gorge form. Afterthe water stops flowing a Glacier Cave has formed!
Faster iceberg glacier in the world?
An iceberg is a body of ice floating in the ocean. A glacier is a land based 'river of ice' flowing from the mountains to its ultimate terminus, wherever that may be. Thus they are very different things. As to speed, like a river, that depends upon the gradient - in the cirques at the head, the velocity would be quite high, but slowing as the glacier grew and its gradient shallowed.
What are flowing rivers of ice called?
A glacier
Are there are sometimes flowing rivers within a glacier?
True
Is a glacier nothing more than a huge mineral flowing downhill?
yea
Where in a mountain glacier is the movement fastest?
In the middle section. Just like in a flowing stream.
What shapes are the valleys made by fast flowing rivers or glaciers?
V-shaped valleys by fast flowing rivers, and U-shaped valleys by glacier movement.
How does a glacier contribute of the creation of new valley?
The glacier will melt eventually, and then form a valley, as well as water flowing through that valley; and it may even help form new valleys.
what agent of erosion is a river of ice flowing slowly through high altitude valleys?
A river of ice is a glacier.
Where does a river water starts flowing from?
A river starts at aplace called it's source. This could be an underwater spring or a melting glacier.
What structure forms when ice freezes?
The 5 main parts of a glacier areAccumulation zone (Source snowfield)Crevasse field (where the flowing ice goes over bumps).Equilibriumlines where flowing glaciers mergeLateral and medial moraines (were ground up debris accumulates)The Glacial Toe or terminus (where the terminal moraine is deposited)
Where are glacier caves found?
Most glacier caves are found where there are seasons and in winter is super cold like where you would find a glacier. In the warmer season the ice shield may start to melt causing the water that has already melted, flow. Which would cause somthing called a gorge form. Afterthe water stops flowing a Glacier Cave has formed!
What happens when a glacier's rate of melting is greater than its rate of movement?
it appears to retreat "up" the mountain, but is actually still flowing down.
Does gravity plays a role in the movement of glaciers?
Yes, it does. A glacier is a river of ice flowing downhill, just like a river of water flows downhill but slower.
