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Glacers are formed by hundreds of years of constant snow fall on the earth. As the snow accumulates, it creates weight and pressure on the snow below causing large chunks of ice to form and grow in height and length.
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∙ 11y agothe ice age was formed when the sea water around the poles used to be heated by the sun but the pole ice never melted.this changed and instead the ice was being heated but the sea water was freezing up
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∙ 14y ago- It melted cause of greenhouse gases
- CO2
- CLIMATE CHANGE
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∙ 15y agoErosion
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Did glaciers melt in ice age?
Glaciers had been melting all the time even in ice age. This is caused by the movement of the water lifting the glacier up and down creating a crack ripping the ice from the glacier. Then the iceberg flows away and when it reaches warmer waters it starts to melt. Glaciers had been melting even in ice age
When did the glaciers began to melt?
About 100 million years
What are large sheets of ice that do not melt called?
glaciers
Which formation was created by glaciers in the last ice age?
The Great Lakes were created by glaciers in the last ice age.
Where did Glaciers used to be?
the glciers were first in Antarctica leaving by the first ice age and then after the ice ace they all started to melt a cm. every 20 yrs
Did glaciers melt in ice age?
Glaciers had been melting all the time even in ice age. This is caused by the movement of the water lifting the glacier up and down creating a crack ripping the ice from the glacier. Then the iceberg flows away and when it reaches warmer waters it starts to melt. Glaciers had been melting even in ice age
When did the glaciers began to melt?
About 100 million years
What are large sheets of ice that do not melt called?
glaciers
Was the Canadian Shield caused by glaciers during the ice age?
The shape of the Canadian Shield was cause by glaciers and ice sheets during the many glaciations which have occurred during the last 2.6 million years of the present ice age.
Which formation was created by glaciers in the last ice age?
The Great Lakes were created by glaciers in the last ice age.
How are glaciers and a sliding Ice cube similar?
glaciers slide slowly when they melt and there is water under them similarly as ice cubes.
Where did Glaciers used to be?
the glciers were first in Antarctica leaving by the first ice age and then after the ice ace they all started to melt a cm. every 20 yrs
Why do glaciers melt?
why do glacier melt in himalaya
What caused the fiords in Scandinavia?
The Answer Is Glaciers......During the Ice Age, glaciers covered the Scandinavian Peninsula and Scotland. When the glaciers retreated, they left poor soil, rocky lakes, and many fiords.
What number is ice age melt down?
It is Ice age the Melt Down 2
Why huge glaciers do not melt in sun.whereas ice cubes taken out from refrigerators melt within minutes?
It's not that glaciers don't melt in the sun; if you watch videos of glaciers you'll see water pouring off them. The difference is size: it takes far less time for a one-ounce ice cube to melt than a million-gallon glacier.
What would they eat in the ice age?
snow , glaciers and ice
