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What percentage on earth's surface is covered in glaciers?
it is 28% of the world was covered by glaciers. 28% of the earth was covered by Glaciers during the Ice Age.
What geological evidence do you have here in Alberta that glaciers once covered this province?
While rivers usually form 'V' shaped valleys, glaciers form 'U' shaped valleys. There could also be scratch marks made by the glaciers picking up boulders and scraping them over any exposed bedrock. When the glaciers melted, these rocks and debris were left as moraines, often damming the melt water to form lakes.
Is glaciers light?
Glaciers are extremely heavy and massive. Glaciers cover about 10 percent of the Earth's land area and store around 75 percent of the world's freshwater.
What type of glacier forms in a mountain area?
alpine glaciers
What are grassland general physical description?
A grassland is a large open area of country that is covered with grass. Animals will graze in grassland areas and there are grassland areas present on every continent except for Antarctica.
What is evidence that an area was once covered by glaciers?
loess deposits
What area is covered by Antarctica on earth?
Antarctica covers about 10% of the earth's surface.
What percentage on earth's surface is covered in glaciers?
it is 28% of the world was covered by glaciers. 28% of the earth was covered by Glaciers during the Ice Age.
During the most recent ice age glaciers covered about what percent of the earth's land area?
30%
What is the water area of antarctica?
Ninety-eight percent of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet. There is no water area on the surface of the continent, except hidden areas under the ice sheet.
What clues would you look for to determaine if you were in an area that was oncee covered by glaciers?
Many topographical features may be the result of glaciers. Lakes, sharp ridges on mountains, and glacial striations are some examples of these.
What is glaciation?
The movement of compacted snow across an area!
Was Toronto covered in ice during past glaciations?
The area that became Toronto was covered by ice during the last Ice Age. The glaciers went as far south as southern New York State.
What continent has the most deserts?
Africa has more area covered by deserts than any other continent.The continent which has the most number of deserts is Antarctica.
How big is Antarctica in meters?
The area of Antarctica is 14 million square kilometers (14 billion square meters.) Nearly 98% of the continent is covered with an ice that can grow to over a mile in thickness.
Area of antarctic in square miles?
Antarctica is considered a continent, and covers 5.4 million square miles, 98% of which is ice-covered.
What is the high flat area of land near the middle of antarctica called?
All 'high, flat pieces of land' in Antarctica are covered with ice. One notable flat area of ice is called the polar plateau.
