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- The glaciers flows unevenly beneath the surface, and regions of tension and compression build under the brittlesurface. As aresult, large cracks, called crevasses.
- Some parts of the ice sheets may move out over the ocean and form ice shelves.
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∙ 13y agoCold, indeed somewhat icy. Must be moving for it to be a glacier. (Non moving form is an ice sheet). must be permanent and more than 1 sq mi in area.
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∙ 13y agoValleys, mountains,canyon's, and hilly areas are all made by glaciers. One of the most outstanding is Yosemite National Park. The entire park was created by a glacier and it is wonderful.
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∙ 9y agoA glacier moves as solid, not a liquid, so movement is slow. Their movement is dependent upon accumulation and wastage.
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∙ 12y agoCold, lots of ice, large, and they are melting.
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What are the scratches left behind from glaciers called?
striations
What features is formed by glaciers and is shaped like an armchair?
CIRQUE
What is the name of bowl like features cut into mountains or hills where glaciers form?
That would be called a Fjord.
What effects did glaciers have on Canada?
The effects of the mountain glaciers on Canada included beautiful formation of distinctive features such as cirques, icebergs, and deep gorges.
What physical process created the landform features and bodies of water in the Midwest?
glaciers and earthquakes
How were lakes formed in Scandinavian countries?
Because of the depressions that the glaciers left behind.
How did glaciers contribute to the formation of hills around the Lake Michigan?
As the glaciers retreated, they left rocks and boulders behind.
When deposits of till build up What is left behind?
When deposits of till build up, they can leave behind various landforms such as moraines, drumlins, eskers, and outwash plains. These features are created by the movement of glaciers and the deposition of sediments as the glacier retreats.
What are the scratches left behind from glaciers called?
striations
What different kinds of material was left behind glaciers?
You must mean left begins by glaciers! Well there was big boulders for starters. And I think as they receded they left big hills and valleys called coulees! Hope this helps!
What is a Long scratch marks that are left behind as evidence of glaciers are called?
They are called striations.
What are moraines and drumlins created by?
When glaciers advance or retreat, the sediments left behind create a moraine. Drumlins are created by the flow of glaciers that mold sediment into streamlined, elongated hills.
What do glaciers leave behind as the retreat?
As glaciers retreat, they leave behind deposits of rocks.
Where is the morianes?
Moraines are the rocks, stones, pebbles, and fragments of rocks carried along at the base of glaciers. You can also see Moraines in the valleys left behind after the glaciers melted at the end of the last Ice Age.
What geographic features do Europe possess?
Mountains and glaciers.
What five landscape features formed by alpine glaciers?
Do not
What does moraine mean?
an accumulation of boulders, stones, or other debris carried and deposited by a glacier.
