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What do glaciers leave behind as the retreat?
As glaciers retreat, they leave behind deposits of rocks.
What can continental glaciers form?
Glaciers can form U shaped valleys.
What is The rock material deposited by glaciers as they melt and retreat?
They are known as moraines.
On which continent are valley glaciers not found?
Australia has no continental glaciers, because the mountains do not receive sufficient snowfall to form them (at least not in the present era).
What do chunks of continental glaciers produce when they break off the edges of the ice sheets?
Floating Icebergs
How are continental and valley glaciers?
Continental glaciers are thicker and larger. Valley glaciers are formed on mountains; continental glaciers are formed on flat land.
Why do Continental glaciers smooth the landscape?
Continental glaciers smooth the landscape because continental glaciers are flat unlike the rough shapes of Alpine glaciers.
What do glaciers leave behind as the retreat?
As glaciers retreat, they leave behind deposits of rocks.
How is a continental and valley glaciers the same?
Continental glaciers are thicker and larger. Valley glaciers are formed on mountains; continental glaciers are formed on flat land.
What the 2 most common kinds of glaciers?
There are 2 main types of glaciers, Continental is one, they float away from central regions. The second is alpine or valley which are the glaciers that flow down the valley from the mountain.
Are there continental glaciers in Alaska?
No, the only continental glaciers are in Greenland and Antarctica.
What are the two kinds of glaciers and how are they different?
It is valley and continental glaciers they are different because continental glaciers are the largest, and valley glaciers are on the top of mountain peaks.
What are the two kinds of glaciers and are they different?
It is valley and continental glaciers they are different because continental glaciers are the largest, and valley glaciers are on the top of mountain peaks.
What are two kinds of glaciers and how are they different?
The two different glaciers are valley and continental glaciers and they are different because continental glaciers are the largest, and valley glaciers are on the top of mountain peaks.
Are valley glaciers longer than continental glaciers?
No. Valley glaciers are a few miles to a few tens of miles long. Continental glaciers are hundreds to thousands of miles long.
Are there glaciers in Alaska?
No, the only continental glaciers are in Greenland and Antarctica.
WHAT TYPE OF GLACIERS FLOWS IN EVERY DIRECTION?
Continental Glaciers
