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What type of glacier forms when ice and snow build up in a mountain valley on a continent?
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What kind of glaciers form when ice and snow build up in a mountain valley?
'Alpine' glaciers form.
Is it possible to build a house on a limestone mountain?
Yes.
How are glaciers formed?
A glacier forms as layers of snow build up. The weight from the upper layers of snow pack down the lower layers until the lower layers become very hard and form ice.
A mountain that forms when layers of lava and ash erupt and build up is a .?
a volcano
When does the ice on a mountain melt?
Usually the snow cap on a mountain will melt in warm weather, either that or it will build up and eventually avalanche down.
What forms when ice and snow build up in a mountain valley?
valley glacier
Glacier formed long smooth hills?
What kind of glacier forms when ice and snow build up in a mountain valley
Which plate boundary is responsible for mountain building?
Convergent plate boundaries are responsible for mountain building. Continent-to-continent boundaries build mountains like the Himalayas. Continent-to-ocean boundaries build mountains like the Cascades. The difference is that continent-to-continent convergent boundaries do not produce volcanoes.
How do V-shaped valleyes form?
Forms when snow and ice build up in a mountain valley.
What kind of glaciers form when ice and snow build up in a mountain valley?
'Alpine' glaciers form.
What landform can a glacier build up?
A glacier builds up a moraine in front of it as it pushes dirt and rock ahead of it.
How long did it take to build the Valley Forge memorial chapel?
the valley of the kings took 500 years to build.
How is a glacier made?
well a glacier is formed when layers of ice build up over hundreds of years and form a large compact block of ice.
Who built Everest mountain?
u can't build a mountain
How does a volcano build into a mountain?
A volcano forms a mountain as ash and/or lava build up over time from successive eruptions.
What forms a mountain?
Rocks build up together and form a mountain
What do eagles build on high mountain ledges?
they build their nests on the ledges
