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Glaciers have been melting at an incredibly fast pace due to greenhouse gas emissions from around the globe. This excess of freshwater has been throwing off the consistency of salt water to fresh water in the ocean and raising the water level.
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What is the time period in which glaciers covered most of the earth?
There have been various periods when most of the earth was covered in glaciers, they are called Ice Ages, and the most recent ended about 10,000 years ago.the ice age
Where is most earth's freshwater located?
Rainfall is where it is from. Ice caps and glaciers is where most of it is found, followed by groundwater.
A huge sheet of moving ice?
objects left by early people
Why are ice caps on mountains not melting?
Ice caps and glaciers are melting. They melt during summer and build up again during winter, especially if snow falls. One or two glaciers in the world are actually increasing. But most glaciers and ice caps are losing ice.
What is the definition of glaciers calving?
Glaciers entering the sea and separating into smaller segments of ice.
What is a glaciers made of?
Glaciers are made of ice that has been formed a long time ago.
Did glaciers melt in ice age?
Glaciers had been melting all the time even in ice age. This is caused by the movement of the water lifting the glacier up and down creating a crack ripping the ice from the glacier. Then the iceberg flows away and when it reaches warmer waters it starts to melt. Glaciers had been melting even in ice age
Which way do glaciers move?
Glaciers are big chucks of ice that are usually seen at the north and south pole. The glacier's move in the direction of the waters current.
What are the different types of glaciers?
Ice Sheets Ice Shelves Ice Caps Ice Streams/Outlet Glaciers Icefields Mountain Glaciers Valley Glaciers Piedmont Glaciers Cirque Glaciers Hanging Glaciers Tidewater Glaciers
Why ice caps and glaciers cannot be used?
Ice can be used but it is expensive to get. Has been used in drinks in expensive British restaurants.
What are the rivers of ice in antarctica called?
i think the rivers of ice in Antarctica are called glaciers.
Which formation was created by glaciers in the last ice age?
The Great Lakes were created by glaciers in the last ice age.
What is the time period in which glaciers covered most of the earth?
There have been various periods when most of the earth was covered in glaciers, they are called Ice Ages, and the most recent ended about 10,000 years ago.the ice age
Where is most earth's freshwater located?
Rainfall is where it is from. Ice caps and glaciers is where most of it is found, followed by groundwater.
Why do glaciers in Africa exist?
,yes, during the time in pangea there the weather must have been cold and there were ice glacier deposites found there
What is a example of glaciers?
glaciers are riveres of ice that moves very slowly.
What do glaciers give us to drink?
glaciers are just lots of ice. when this ice melts it turns into H2O (water). so glaciers give us water to drink.
