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a glacier snout is the front of the glacier :)
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The end or outer margin of a glacier?
There are so many variations of glacier types. If the head of the glacier is high in the mountains, then the lower end could possibly be called the mouth of the glacier?
The downstream end or snout of a glacier advances over periods of time during which ablation exceeds accumulation?
False
What is a growing glacier different from a melting glacier?
A melting glacier gets smaller, but a growing glacier gets bigger.
Can you name four NZ glaciers?
* Franz Josef Glacier * Fox Glacier * Tasman Glacier * Hukawai Glacier * Haast Glaciers
Is the Tasman glacier continental glacier or valley glacier?
i dont know like a valley
What is a geological snout?
A snout is the tip of a glacier
What is the front of a glacier called?
The Snout is one name for it.
Which part of a glacier is referred to as the snout or toe?
The terminus
In a iceberg what is a snout?
The end of the glacier where melting occurs.
The end or outer margin of a glacier?
There are so many variations of glacier types. If the head of the glacier is high in the mountains, then the lower end could possibly be called the mouth of the glacier?
What is something that has a continuous change?
The snout of a glacier. Or the GDP of a country. Or the number of the people in a country.
What is glacial carving?
Glacial Carving is when huge chunks of ice in the glacier get broken off and washed away. This can only happen when the snout of the glacier meets water.
True or false When a glacier is retreating the upstream ice is still moving forward toward the downstream terminus of the glacier?
A retreating glacier is one that is diminishing more in length that its upper supply regions can compete with. The snout of the glacier is retreating, but the main body of the glacier is still moving forwards. If this situation continues, the glacier will disappear.
The downstream end or snout of a glacier advances over periods of time during which ablation exceeds accumulation?
False
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.
Why is a terminal moraine important to people?
A terminal moraine, also called end moraine, is a moraine that forms at the end of the glacier called the snout. Terminal moraines mark the maximum advance of the glacier.
Why the gaumukh called by this name?
The shape of the glacier looks like the snout of a cow, hence Gaumukh--gau = cow and mukh= face.
