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A glacier is melting slowly away as it shrinks. Some may appear to be moving backwards, but they are actually melting from all sides at once.
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What are some adjectives for describing a glacier?
words that describe glacier
Is 'glacier' a noun?
Yes, glacier is a noun. "Glacial" is the adjective form.
Is st johns glacier a proper noun?
Yes it is. It is the name of one specific glacier.
What are the nouns in the sentence Pressure from the weight of the glacier causes it to move?
There are three nouns. They are pressure, weight, and glacier.
Is evil love spell backwards?
No, "evil" is "live" backwards.
What is a slow moveing river of ice called?
It is called a glacier.
What is a glacial terminal moriane?
its when till is left behind when a glacier retreats
What is the difference between glacier erosion and glacier deposition?
Glacier erosion is when the ground below the glacier is removed. Glacial deposition is when the debris (eroded ground) is left behind when a glacier melts and the face retreats.
What is the difference between glacier erosion and glacial deposition?
Glacier erosion is when the ground below the glacier is removed. Glacial deposition is when the debris (eroded ground) is left behind when a glacier melts and the face retreats.
When boulders sand clay and silt that drop from a glacier when it retreats are called?
A moraine drumlins
When a glacier stops moving forward what may deposited in front of it?
A mass of rocks and sediment is left as the glacier retreats, forming what is known as moraine.
As a glacier retreats what happens to the volume of melting water?
The melted water runs away into the ocean raising sea levels. Some rivers depend on melting glaciers for their flow. If the glacier melts entirely then countries that rely on that river for water will be in trouble.
Are moraines formed by erosion or deposition?
Moraines are the deposited remains that are left when a glacier melts and retreats. Therefore, erosion must have first taken place further up the glacier, and the debris carried down to be left at the melting point as stoney mounds.
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What is a moraine made of and how those it get somewhere?
Moraine is the accumulation of rock and detritus on the surface of the glacier. When the glacier retreats or melts, this material is left behind, and may be recognized by its 'unsorted' nature, and the high proportion of clay particles. It may also have large boulders, which are rounded at the corners only.
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What of the following glacial features results from deposition a moraine?
Glacial moraine could dam and prevent glacial meltwater from escaping. Glacial lakes usually form behind the moraine as the thawing glacier retreats.
