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Chunks do not really mean something very small like most people may think,it could be a large particle or huge mass. Floating chunks of ice from ice sheets or ice shelves (land ice) are called "ICEBERGS", while large areas of floating sea ice are called "ICE FLOES".
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This large floating chunk of ice can mean danger for ships sailing to antarctica?
icebergs
What is slow moving river of ice definition?
A "slow moving river of ice" is a glacier. A slow moving chunk of ice floating down a river is a "floe".
What is another name for water ice?
Names for frozen water other than ice includeSnowHailFrostRimeA glacierA floe - (a chunk of ice floating in the sea).
What is an iceberg chunk called?
Fail ice floe is another possibility.
What is the name of a chunk of rock ice or metal?
IcebergI believe they are called icebergs... The process is called calving though
What do you call A large chunk of ice afloat in the ocean?
GlacierLarge masses of floating ice are called Icebergs. There are different types, but that is the general term applied to those large masses of ice.
What large floating chunk of ice mean danger for ships sailing to Antarctica?
Ice bergs.
Icebergs ?
A lage chunk of ice floating in the water, most of it is in the water.
What is a large floating chunk of ice floating in the ocean?
Icebergs change size and shape constantly. When a fissure or crack develops and a portion breaks off it is called a floe. Changes in icebergs are determined by climate, pressure, force and temperature.
This large floating chunk of ice can mean danger for ships sailing to antarctica?
icebergs
Why does the water level of the great lakes remain the same even if a chunk of floating ice melts in it?
Floating ice is already in the water, so its melting causes no rise in lake levels.
What is slow moving river of ice definition?
A "slow moving river of ice" is a glacier. A slow moving chunk of ice floating down a river is a "floe".
What is another name for water ice?
Names for frozen water other than ice includeSnowHailFrostRimeA glacierA floe - (a chunk of ice floating in the sea).
What is a large mass of ice floating in the sea called?
You are probably thinking of an Iceberg, which can be a very large piece of floating ice.
What are large pieces of ice floating in the water called?
a very large piece of ice floating in the sea
What is an iceberg chunk called?
Fail ice floe is another possibility.
Will a chunk of ice float higher than an ice cube?
A chunk of ice will float higher in water than an ice cube only if the ice chunk is larger than the ice cube.
