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accumulation of snowfall over years and years, the key is more snow falls in winter than melts in summer.
year upon year the snow gets deeper and deeper and is compressed in to Ice, which continues until the ice begins to flow downhill. as the elevation decreases the rate of melt and accumulation equalizes and eventually the rate of melting exceeds the rate of deposition.
Accumulation and Ablation.
Glaciers.
What else can I help you with?
How many glaciers are in a year in Alaska?
This makes no sence, no set amount of glaciers are made in a year
Why are glaciers still on the earth if its so warm?
Glaciers are located in nearly freezing water and the global warming is slowly heating the water which makes the glaciers melt.
What can happen when glaciers melt a cirque?
Makes a lake i
What is the effect of glaciers moving down a mountain?
It makes a u-shape
What is the effect glaciers moving down a mountain?
It makes a u-shape
Why continental glaciers smooth the landscape and alpine glaciers create a rugged landscape?
beacause alpine glaciers are bad for the enviromental energy called phleux that makes chemicals interact with each other smoothing the landscape
How is erosion by glaciers an example of water shaping the landscape?
Glaciers erode the landscape by moving rocks and sediment as they flow downhill, grinding and carving the land beneath them. Meltwater from glaciers can also reshape the landscape by carving valleys and creating features like cirques and moraines. Overall, the movement of ice and water from glaciers can dramatically alter the land over time.
What are the different types of glaciers?
Ice Sheets Ice Shelves Ice Caps Ice Streams/Outlet Glaciers Icefields Mountain Glaciers Valley Glaciers Piedmont Glaciers Cirque Glaciers Hanging Glaciers Tidewater Glaciers
What the 2 most common kinds of glaciers?
There are 2 main types of glaciers, Continental is one, they float away from central regions. The second is alpine or valley which are the glaciers that flow down the valley from the mountain.
Explain why continental glaciers smooth the landscape and alpine glaciers create a rugged landscape?
Continental glaciers are large and cover vast areas, so their weight and movement over time smooth out the landscape. Alpine glaciers are smaller and flow down steep mountain slopes, carving out valleys and creating jagged peaks as they erode the rock beneath them.
Why are glaciers blue?
Glaciers appear blue because the dense ice absorbs red and yellow light, reflecting blue light. This happens because ice crystals scatter light in a way that makes the glacier look blue to our eyes.
What are glaciers formed in mountains called?
Glaciers formed in mountains are called mountain glaciers or alpine glaciers. They are found in high-altitude regions and flow downhill through valleys.
