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What term describes open fissures in the brittle surface ice of a glacier?
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crevasses
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What is a Sharp ridge of ice on glacier surface?
The answer is a serac.
What do you call a large crack in a glacier?
A crevasse is a large crack in a glacier.
What is a large body of ice that changes the Earth's surface?
Glaciers do. An iceberg might if it crashes into your house.
Small hills that are formed from deposits left by streams on the surface of a glacier are called what?
Kames. Many are found in areas of kettles and moraines.
What is a word that describes surface features?
Topography
What term best describes open fissures in the brittle surface ice of a glacier?
Crevassas
Why do crevasses form on the surface of glaciers?
A crevasse is a large fissure, or crack, in something although it is usually applied to a glacier.
Which of these are fissures through which water and water vapor escape from the Earth's surface?
Fumaroles are fissures through which water and water vapor escape from the Earth's surface.
Which of these are fissures through which water and water vapor escape from the Earths surface?
Fumaroles are fissures through which water and water vapor escape from the Earth's surface.
A is an opening in Earth's surface though which magma comes out?
Fissures
What is the movement along the earths surface caused by earthquake?
Are they not called fissures RESPONSE TO: Are they not called fissures They are so not called fissures. Fissures are way different from what the question is. Now think, what type of movement do you feel when an earthquake happens. Of course, SHAKING.
What is the movement along the earths surface caused by an earthquake?
Are they not called fissures RESPONSE TO: Are they not called fissures They are so not called fissures. Fissures are way different from what the question is. Now think, what type of movement do you feel when an earthquake happens. Of course, SHAKING.
Can you give me a sentence using the word brittle?
The surface was rather brittle.
Where in a glacier does plastic flow occur?
About 50 m do love the glacier surface
What does supraglaciation mean?
On the surface of a glacier :)
Are rocks nears earth's surface generally brittle or ductile?
They are generally brittle.
Are rocks near earth surface or generally brittle or ductile?
They are generally brittle.
