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What happens to a land mass previously covered in glacier ice once the ice melts?
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∙ 11y ago
It usually rises, without the weight of the ice.
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What happens when a glacier melts?
What can happen when the glacier melts in a cirque
What happens to sea level as a glacier melts?
As a glacier melts, the water runs into the ocean, causing sea level to go up.
What happens when a glacier melts in a cirque?
the glacier dropped small rocks as it melted. An erratic is a large boulder left behind after a glacier has melted
What happens when the glacier melts in a cirque?
the glacier dropped small rocks as it melted. An erratic is a large boulder left behind after a glacier has melted
What happens to the ground underneath a glacier?
The ground ice melts.
When does a glacier deposit the sediment its carrying?
When a glacier melts it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land, creating various landforms.
What makes a glacier slippery?
the water created the glacier so it melts. its the air the glacier depends on
What will form when a glacier melts?
Water
How is glacier broken down?
it melts
What does a glacier deposit as it recedes?
The glacier deposits water as it recedes because when a glacier melts it makes more water. See a glacier is made up of frozen water so when it melts it creates more water.
What happens where a glacier enters the sea?
Calving is the process of the individual iceberg breaking off from the glacier snout, in the sea, or in a glacial lake. The iceberg is the calf.
When does glacier deposit the sediment itis carrying?
When it melts.
