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How do tectonic plates stop moving?
It will stop moving in 200 million years.
Is it possible textonic plates will stop moving in the future?
no
What is the worlds largest glacier and how big is it?
The world's largest glacier is the Lambert Glacier. It is 320 miles long and 40 miles wide.
How big is the smallest glacier?
the smallest glacier is 20ft im not telling the truth
Mixture of sediments deposited by a glacier?
the correct answer is till. this sediment, deposited directly from glacier ice is till.
When does gravity begin to pull a glacier downhill?
When the weight of snow and ice is great enough the glacier starts moving downhill under the influence of gravity. This point is determined by the relationship between accumulation and wastage of the glacier.
Which landform can a moving mountain glacier carve?
A moving mountain glacier can carve a U-shaped valley. As the glacier moves downhill, it erodes the sides and bottom of the valley, creating a distinctive U-shaped cross-section. The glacier's immense weight and motion combined with erosion from the ice can shape the landform over time.
What constantly pulls a glacier downhill?
Gravity
Under what circumstances will the front of a glacier advance?
A glacier is always moving forward (downhill). In the winter, the glacier usually isn't melting and its front edge (or "toe") will advance downhill. In the summer, the toe of the glacier usually melts faster than the glacier is moving forward, causing the front edge of the glacier to recede. If the recession in the summer is greater than the advance in the winter, then the glacier as a whole is receding and will eventually disappear. That is what is currently happening to most of the glaciers in North America and many other places around the world.
A slow moving body of ice?
A slow moving body of ice is a glacier.
Is a glacier nothing more than a huge mineral flowing downhill?
yea
In polar express What was the name of the steepest downhill grade in the world?
Glacier Gulch
How gravity effects glaciers?
The mutual forces of gravitational attraction between a glacier and the Earth cause the glacier to slowly 'flow' downhill. Also, if any of the ice should melt underneath the glacier, then the resulting liquid water flows similarly downhill, although faster than the ice does.
What keeps a car stationary when parked on a steep hill?
The handbrake is used to stop a stationary car rolling downhill. The transmission can also stop a car from moving when parked.
What de you call a slow-moving mass of ice on a mountain?
Depending on when it was formed, the size and speed it is moving it could be either an Avalanche or Glacier. If it is an incredibly old, slow moving, large, ice mass it is likely a Glacier; however if it is a quickly moving, small (relatively), ice mass it is an Avalanche.
When a glacier stops moving forward what will be deposited in front of it?
When a glacier stops moving and end moraine will be deposited in front of it.
Does gravity plays a role in the movement of glaciers?
Yes, it does. A glacier is a river of ice flowing downhill, just like a river of water flows downhill but slower.
