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Which type of erosion is caused by moving masses of ice?
The type of erosion that is caused by moving masses of ice is called glacial erosion.
How does glacial ice differ from regular ice?
Glacial ice is much more solid then regular ice. Glacial ice is also alot colder than regular ice. Glacial ice can also be up to 1/2 a mile thick. Glaciation is aan extremly powerful force. 2. Glaciation happend very recently in geologic terms and there has not been enough time for the glacial features to be worn away.
Is glacial ice different from regular ice?
Yes. Glacial ice is ice that has been compressed under great pressure and will react differently as it melts.
What is unsorted rock material that is deposited by ice when the ice melts?
Glacial till or 'Moraine'.
When does glacial movement begin?
Glacial movement starts near the tops of mountains and ridges when the snowfall is heavy enough to start sliding downhill.
What is a Periods of rapid glacial movement are referred to as?
Periods of rapid glacial movement are referred to as glacial surges. These events are characterized by a sudden increase in glacial velocity, resulting in the movement of large quantities of ice over short periods of time. Glacial surges can drastically reshape the landscape and contribute to changes in local ecosystems.
Which type of erosion is caused by moving masses of ice?
The type of erosion that is caused by moving masses of ice is called glacial erosion.
What is an upward rebounding of a coastline due to the melting of glacial ice called?
Glacial isostasy.
What is despotional landform?
Many now-familiar glacial landforms were created by the movement of huge sheets of ice called continental glaciers during the Pleistocene Epoch (more commonly called the Ice Age.)
How were Eskers and Kettle lakes formed?
They were created by glacial movement 10.000 years ago, in the last ice age.
What is the process of glacial ice breaking off and floating called?
calving
What is Characteristics of glacial movement?
A characteristic of glacial movement is movement depends on the balance between accumulation and wastage.
What is a characteristic of a glacial movement?
A characteristic of glacial movement is movement depends on the balance between accumulation and wastage.
What is a glacial ridge?
A glacial ridge could be defined as several things:- An arête: a steep-sided ridge between two valleys that were formed by glaciers.- corries: formed through glacier action.- eskir/esker: a ridge of sand and gravel deposited by glacial movement.- drumlin: an elongated hill caused by the streamlined movement of glacial ice sheets across rock-strewn lowlands.serac - pinnacles of ice formed by the intersection of crevasses in a glacier
What paleo climatic evidence for polar wandering?
Layers of glacial deposits are found at same place in sequence of rocksNote directions of glacial ice movement as indicated by striations or grooves in the rock
How does glacial ice differ from regular ice?
Glacial ice is much more solid then regular ice. Glacial ice is also alot colder than regular ice. Glacial ice can also be up to 1/2 a mile thick. Glaciation is aan extremly powerful force. 2. Glaciation happend very recently in geologic terms and there has not been enough time for the glacial features to be worn away.
Is glacial ice different from regular ice?
Yes. Glacial ice is ice that has been compressed under great pressure and will react differently as it melts.
