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What is an ice mass formed from years of accumulated snow that may be moving very slowly?
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We call this a glacier. Some do not move but most do.
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What is an ice mass formed from years of accumulated snow that may be moving slowly?
A glacier is an ice mass formed from years of accumulated snow that may be moving slowly.
Do valley glaciers exist?
Yes, for over thousands of years snow, ice and glaciers have been slowly moving. In the process they make a deep valley or gorge from all the erosion.
What will happen to California in millions of years?
The southwestern portion of California is slowly moving north relative to the rest of North America. In a few million years, the sites of cities such as Los Angeles and San Diego will be much farther north than they are now.
Were rocks that are 3.5 billion years present when earth was first formed?
No, rocks that are 3.5 billion years were not present when earth was first formed. Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago.
Did the tsunami begin the pacific garbage patch?
No. There has been a field of garbage floating in the Pacific for years as the result of accumulated litter.
What is an ice mass formed from years of accumulated snow that may be moving slowly?
A glacier is an ice mass formed from years of accumulated snow that may be moving slowly.
What is the source of petrol?
Its from crude oil formed from decayed fossils and organic matters accumulated for years
What is another good science fair question for a 5th grader?
It is a mass of ice formed from falling snow accumulating over the years and moving very slowly in the mountains or on land. What am I?
Why was the Yellowstone volcano formed?
The magma in the earth had to go somewhere and it has accumulated around the Yellowstone area for many thousands of years.
How was the world created scientifically?
the world was created by rocks in space bang in together. our equator was created by the heat of these rocks. after so many years it be came a round like area with an atmosphere. Than as meteors started to hit the plant after thousands of years water began to coming to the plant. this happen because of the ice in the meteors.
How does the pacific and arctic plates change there boundaries?
By moving very very slowly. It takes millions of years.
What is the breakup of the continents?
The Earth is made up of various plate tectonics which move slowly all over the Earth. When the Earth was first formed, most of the land mass was located in one area. After billions of years, the plate tectonics moved in such a way that the various continents slowly formed.Those plate tectonics are still moving, and in a few billion years, the Earth will not look the same as it does today.
What natural force formed the grand canyon by slowly cutting through the rock over millions of years?
A river
What is slowly happening to Niagara falls over millions of years?
it is growing bigger and moving back towards lake erie.
What natural force formed the Grand Canyon by slowly cutting through the rock over many millions of years?
A river
What is a definitionn of a glacier?
A glacier is a large mass of ice that forms over time from compacted snow in areas where snow persists year-round. Glaciers slowly flow downhill under the influence of gravity, shaping the landscape through processes such as erosion and deposition.
Have the Andes mountains ever been hit by glaciers?
Glaciers don't 'hit' anything, they are formed by thousands of years of snowfall that doesn't melt and thus compacts and stays in place on high, cold mountains, moving very slowly downwards. There are glaciers on some of the mountains in the Andes.
