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The area that is melting faster than it is accumulating is the "Zone of Ablation." The very bottom end of a glacier is typically called its "foot."
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What color is the chromosphere at the start and end of totality?
red, due to ionized hydrogen at lower pressure
The main sequence has a limit at the lower end because?
e. there is a minimum temperature for hydrogen fusion.
What is stratus cloud that forms lower to the ground?
that is really called fog
How are stars on the upper left end of the main sequence different from those on the lower right end?
The main sequence is a map of star brightness against their temperature. Stars that lie on the main sequence in the top left are the high mass stars. Cooler, smaller stars lie near the line at the lower right.
What is the narrow opening at the tail end of a rocket?
It is called a nozzle
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?
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.
What is the material called that is deposited by meltwater beyond the end of a glacier?
Outwash
What is the material called that is deposited by melt-water beyond the end of a glacier?
outwash
What is a slow moveing river of ice called?
It is called a glacier.
What is the place where the glacier stopped moving and dropped the rocks and dirt it was carrying called?
It is called a moraine or end moraine.
The largest glacier in Alaska is called?
malaspina glacier
What are rivers of ice?
A frozen river is called a frozen river. Rivers that normally flow as liquid water, are called frozen rivers when they become frozen.
When did Glacier Point Hotel end?
Glacier Point Hotel ended in 1969.
What is a slow melting glacier called?
A slow melting glacier
What are the sediments called that are deposited directly by a glacier?
Sediments directly deposited by the glacier are called till.
What does the ice do when the glacier stands still?
still flows and carries debris to the end of the glacier
