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What part of glacier moves fastest when the glacier moves by internal plastic flow?
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The central part of the glacier moves fastest than its edges as it is thickest from the center.
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What part of a glacier moves fastest when glacier moves by internal plastic flow?
the top layer whic is compacted snow and ice which is about 15m deep
What does the glacier do with these objects that it moves?
the glacier picks up the sediments, rocks, till, debris, and soil and carries them along while the glacier moves and will eventually drop them.
How slow can a glacier move?
Glaciers on average only move a few inches per day. Some don't move at all. The Jakobshavn Isbræ glacier in Greenland moves 20 to 30 meters a day, while the Byrd Glacier in Antarctica, the biggest in the world, moves 2 - 3 meters a day. Some may move more quickly if they are affected by seismic invents that may happen near its location.
How does a glacier moves a boulder?
none
Which parts of glaciers and its triburitaries moves most quickly?
Glacier speed is not constant across the glacier. The top half of the glacier moves faster than the bottom, presumably because of friction. The sides also flow slower than the middle, also because of friction. The middle of the glacier at the equilibrium line flows fastest, the head and terminus flow slower. Above the equilibrium line the glacier grows faster than it melts; this is called the accumulation zone. Below the equilibrium line, the glacier melts faster than it grows; this is called the ablation zone.
What part of a glacier moves fastest when glacier moves by internal plastic flow?
the top layer whic is compacted snow and ice which is about 15m deep
Which part of valley glacier moves the fastest?
Yes, because continental glaciers form faster than valley glaciers.
What is a large mass of snow and ice that moves slowly over land?
Any large mass of ice that moves slowly over ice is called a glacier.
What does the glacier do with these objects that it moves?
the glacier picks up the sediments, rocks, till, debris, and soil and carries them along while the glacier moves and will eventually drop them.
How slow can a glacier move?
Glaciers on average only move a few inches per day. Some don't move at all. The Jakobshavn Isbræ glacier in Greenland moves 20 to 30 meters a day, while the Byrd Glacier in Antarctica, the biggest in the world, moves 2 - 3 meters a day. Some may move more quickly if they are affected by seismic invents that may happen near its location.
Where does glacier ice move quickly and slowly within a glacier?
I think it moves quicker in the middle and slower around the sides.
What is the only landform that moves?
A Glacier.
How does a glacier moves a boulder?
none
Which parts of glaciers and its triburitaries moves most quickly?
Glacier speed is not constant across the glacier. The top half of the glacier moves faster than the bottom, presumably because of friction. The sides also flow slower than the middle, also because of friction. The middle of the glacier at the equilibrium line flows fastest, the head and terminus flow slower. Above the equilibrium line the glacier grows faster than it melts; this is called the accumulation zone. Below the equilibrium line, the glacier melts faster than it grows; this is called the ablation zone.
What type of glacier is the Tazlina glacier?
it's a valley glacier, it moves slowly carrying debris and melted snow.
What feature is the result of glacier carving out rock as it moves?
The feature that is the result of a glacier carving out rock as it moves is a roche moutonnees. It is a rock formation created by the passage of glacier ice. Or a terminal moraine
What feature is the result of a glacier carving it rock as it moves?
The feature that is the result of a glacier carving out rock as it moves is a roche moutonnees. It is a rock formation created by the passage of glacier ice. Or a terminal moraine
