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Because it is frozen sea water. A glacier is frozen fresh water.
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What is the difference between an ice burg and glacier?
a glacier is huge ice mountain in the arctic ocean.An iceberg is a chunk of ice that falls off the glacier into the ocean.
How have animals in the Arctic been affected by the ice cap melting?
An ice cap is ice over land. There is no ice cap in the Arctic. Arctic sea ice is melting, however, more and more each year, and this is threatening the existence of the polar bears who rely on the habitat of sea ice to build up their store of body fat to last them through the (lengthening) summers.
Why is the ice in a glacier considered a mineral but the water in a river in not considered a mineral?
Ice in a glacier is solid and has a definite chemical structure and water does not because water is liquid.
Where can ice caps be found on the earth?
The Bering Glacier in Alaska The Bering Glacier in Alaska The Bering Glacier in Alaska
Why is ice in a glacier considers to be a mineral but water from a glacier is not?
Water is not considered a mineral because it does not meet the requirement of having a solid crystalline structure. Ice does meet this criterion and therefore, it is considered a mineral.
Why is ice in a glacier considered to be a mineral but but what forms a glacier is not?
Ice forms a glacier and therefore it is considered a mineral.
Do glaciers sink?
Not a glacier, but an iceberg, which was drifting South from the Arctic regions after breaking off from the Polar ice-cap in the warmer Spring weather.
What is the difference between an ice burg and glacier?
a glacier is huge ice mountain in the arctic ocean.An iceberg is a chunk of ice that falls off the glacier into the ocean.
What is an arctic ice caps?
It is an ice cap (ice berg) found in the arctic.
What is a poler ice cap?
the polar ice cap is the top of the world in the arctic , its a sheet of ice.
What is a large persistent body of ice commonly called?
A Glacier an ice sheet an ice cap
What is the climate region of ice cap?
"arctic"
Is Antarctica an ice cap?
Yes and it is sitting on the landmass of Antarctica. the Arctic ice cap is floating in water.
Is the arctic ocean a continent?
No, in the Arctic there is nothing but sea under the ice cap.
Is the Arctic ice cap able to float away?
No
How have animals in the Arctic been affected by the ice cap melting?
An ice cap is ice over land. There is no ice cap in the Arctic. Arctic sea ice is melting, however, more and more each year, and this is threatening the existence of the polar bears who rely on the habitat of sea ice to build up their store of body fat to last them through the (lengthening) summers.
Why is the ice in a glacier considered a mineral but the water in a river in not considered a mineral?
Ice in a glacier is solid and has a definite chemical structure and water does not because water is liquid.
