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Which came first the snowfield or the glacier?

A snowfield typically forms before a glacier. Snow accumulates on high-altitude areas, gradually turning into firn (a type of compacted snow). Over time, the firn transforms into glacial ice, leading to the development of a glacier.


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 a till and a moraine?

A till is an unsorted mixture of sediment deposited by a glacier, while a moraine is a landform made up of till deposited at the edge or beneath a glacier. Tills are deposited directly by the moving glacier, while moraines are created from the accumulation of till as the glacier advances, retreats, or melts.


What is the difference between terminal moraine and lateral moraine?

Terminal moraine is a ridge of till that forms at the farthest advance of a glacier, marking its maximum extent. Lateral moraine, on the other hand, is a ridge of till that forms along the sides of a glacier as it flows and carries debris from the valley walls.


What is th difference between outwash and a moraine?

Outwash is sediment or debris washed away and deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier, often forming a flat plain. A moraine is a deposit of glacial till or sediment left behind by a glacier as it advances or retreats, creating distinctive ridges or mounds. In summary, outwash results from flowing water from a glacier, while moraines are debris deposited directly by the glacier itself.

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Which came first the snowfield or the glacier?

A snowfield typically forms before a glacier. Snow accumulates on high-altitude areas, gradually turning into firn (a type of compacted snow). Over time, the firn transforms into glacial ice, leading to the development of a glacier.


What is the difference between a glacier and an ice mound?

One is smaller


What is the difference between an ice berg and a glacier?

an ice berg is a chunk off off a glacier and a glacier is a big ice patch caused by snow


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 the difference between glacier and gorge?

Glacier is a large mass of ice while George is formed when a river flows through rocks that may have little space in between


What is the difference between a lake and a tarn?

A ' Tarn' is a mountain lake or pool formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier.


What is the difference between a terminal moraine and a recessional moraine?

The terminal moraine is the sediment deposition furthest from the source of the glacier. It is also known as an end moraine, however depending on recession or advancement of the glacier, the end moraine is not always the terminal moraine. Lateral moraines are lines of sediment deposited along the outer walls or boundaries of a glacier and can run from the top of the glacier down to its end.


Describe the differences between an alpine glacier and a continental glacier.?

Hhh


What is the difference between Gatorade frost glacier freeze and glacier freeze?

Honestly I like Gatorade and I don't have anything against them, but they have no other flavors so they add the word "frost" to make it sound cooler and sell more


What is the difference between glacier national park and glacier bay national park?

One is in Montana, one is in Alaska. Both have glaciers within them (for now at least), but GNP has them at the top of mountain ranges and GBNP has them travelling to the ocean.


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 a till and a moraine?

A till is an unsorted mixture of sediment deposited by a glacier, while a moraine is a landform made up of till deposited at the edge or beneath a glacier. Tills are deposited directly by the moving glacier, while moraines are created from the accumulation of till as the glacier advances, retreats, or melts.