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Q: Why is the weight of snow needed to make glacier ice?
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What is a large mass of ice and snow moving on land under its own weight?

That is usually called a glacier


How does a glacier grow?

A glacier forms in a place where snow builds up for years. The main thing is that it has to be in a place where the snow does not melt in the summer. After so long, the weight of the snow compresses and becomes as, and as long as more snow falls on top of that glacier, that is what happens..... ^.^ I hope this answer helped!


What is the glacial stream in south America?

Snow falls in the accumulation area, usually the part of the glacier with the highest elevation, adding to theglacier'smass. As the snow slowly accumulates and turns to ice, and the glacier increases in weight, the weight begins to deform the ice, forcing the glacier to flow downhill.


Is a glacier a type of water form?

A glacier is formed from frozen water, and snow accumulating high in the mountains adding weight and forcing forward movement downhill.


How snow turns into glacier?

The snow freezes and becomes layer and soon becomes a glacier


Snow that never melts?

Snow that never melts is call a glacier. It is persistently moving under its own weight and they travel over a distance over time.


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.


What is large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain across land is called?

It is a glacier. As more snow and ice is added at the top, in the mountains, so the extra weight helps to push the front of the glacier downhill.


When new snow is added to a glacier faster than ice and snow melt does the glacier get larger or smaller?

Smaller


What is the difference between a snowfield or glacier?

Glacier has higher density then snow


When does the snow and ice that make up glacier begin to move downhill?

Once snow and ice reach more than 30 to 40 meters gravity begins to pull the glacier downhill.I hope I helped you!!! =)


When and how do glaciers advance?

Glaciers advance when the weight of the new snow that piles on top of the glacier gets heavy enough to push it downhill.