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When does a glacier deposit its load?
When the glaciers loose their force and slow down
How are continental glacier and valley glaciers similar?
Continental and valley glaciers both develop in regions where there is constant snowfall and freezing temperatures throughout the year. Both types of glaciers move at a very slow pace.
Do glaciers move fast or slow or not at all?
actually glaciers move quite rapidly, they might not look like they are moving at all but in fact for their giant size they can move very quickly.
How does glacier erosion affect the earth?
Glaciers have a high albedo: they reflect more of the Sun's light/heat back into space than bare soil. So their general effect would be cooling: the more glaciers, the larger the cooling effect.
What is one main difference between continental glaciers and valley glaciers?
Valley glaciers travel down between the mountain ridges; these glaciers carry rock debris with them as they move. Continental glaciers are giant ice masses that cover hundreds of miles. They flow out onto the sea, where they form floating ice shelves. Continental glaciers smooth the landscape by scraping and eroding features that existed before the ice appeared. Alpine glaciers carve out rugged features in the mountain rocks through which they flow and are also are very different in elevation.
Do glaciers move slow?
Really Slow!
Do glaciers move slow or slow?
they move a inch a month
Do glaciers move fast or slow downhill?
Glaciers move very slowly.
What caused the slow erosion of the Appalachians mountains?
glaciers
Do glaciers move slow or fast?
they move a inch a month
When does a glacier deposit its load?
When the glaciers loose their force and slow down
Why do glaciers grow slow in antarctica?
Antarctica is a desert with about five percent humidity. This means that very low amounts of moisture are available to be frozen into glaciers.
How are continental glacier and valley glaciers similar?
Continental and valley glaciers both develop in regions where there is constant snowfall and freezing temperatures throughout the year. Both types of glaciers move at a very slow pace.
Do glaciers move fast or slow or not at all?
actually glaciers move quite rapidly, they might not look like they are moving at all but in fact for their giant size they can move very quickly.
Do glaicers still form?
yes, but it takes over a hundred years for glaciers to form (its a very slow process)
What accumulated feature moves at a very slow rate yet is able to carve new geologic features like mountains and valleys?
Glaciers
How does glacier erosion affect the earth?
Glaciers have a high albedo: they reflect more of the Sun's light/heat back into space than bare soil. So their general effect would be cooling: the more glaciers, the larger the cooling effect.
