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An ice-cap stays in the same place - it may grow or shrink, but it stays essentially in the same place all the time. An ice-floe is mobile.
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What are ice floes?
Ice floes are frozen masses of seawater (saltwater) that float on the surface of the sea. The term is applied to any relatively flat piece of sea ice that is free moving.
Why did land bridges disappear?
Shrinking of the polar ice caps Recession of glaciers and ice caps
Why does the melting of the ice caps lower the concentration of salt in the ocean?
The ice caps are made of freshwater.
What is the difference between ground water and freshwater?
All ground water is freshwater. But not all freshwater is in the form of groundwater. E.g. freshwater may exist in the form of ponds, lakes, rivers or ice caps.
What is the difference between an ice sheet and a ice berg?
an ice sheet is a sheet, ice berg is a berg
What is another name for sea ice?
floes and floe ice
What is the difference between an ice cube melting and the polar caps melting?
One is bigger than the other, there is no difference the same thing on a larger scale.
What season do ice floes start?
winter
What are sheets of ice that have moved out over the sea called?
Ice floes.
What are ice floes?
Ice floes are frozen masses of seawater (saltwater) that float on the surface of the sea. The term is applied to any relatively flat piece of sea ice that is free moving.
Use the word floes in a sentence?
These are pieces of ice, as in iceberg. Here are some sentences.The floes broke away from the iceberg and floated out to sea.Ice floes are good resting places for penguins and seals.The ice floe drifted into the path of a passing ship.
What gets bigger as it breaks?
The dawn, and the area covered by ice-floes.
What are the names of the ice caps?
ellworth land ice caps
Are there crops on the polar ice caps?
No, nothing grows on ice caps.
Of what are Mars' ice caps made?
Ice caps are made out of Carbon Dioxide on Mars.
Does Triton have ice caps?
No, Triton does not have ice caps. Instead, the entire surface of Triton is ice.
What do penguins sleep on in the antarctica?
Penguins sleep on ice, either on Antarctica's beaches where they breed, or on ice floes in open water.
