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

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

An ice sheet is a large mass of glacial ice that covers land, while an iceberg is a large floating mass of ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and is floating in the ocean. Ice sheets are stationary, while icebergs can drift with ocean currents.


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 a glacier and an ice mound?

One is smaller


What is a synonym for glacier?

berg, floe, glacial mass, ice field, ice floe, iceberg, icecap, snow slide


What is the difference between an ice floe and an ice berg?

Ice flows consists of surface ice. Ice bergs are a huge piece of thick ice, the majority of which is under water. It's been said that as much as 80% of an ice berg is under water.


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


Why is iceberg a compound word?

"Iceberg" is a compound word because it is formed by combining the words "ice" and "berg" to describe a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet.


Is a glacier a mass of ice or a mass of sand?

The answer to the question is a glacier is a mass of ice.


What do you get for tipping the ice berg?

1 you cant tip ice berg


Why is a ice berg called a ice berg?

The word iceberg is a partial translation from the Dutch word, ijsberg, which literally means "ice mountain." Icebergs are often referred to simply as "bergs".


What is the largest ice berg recorded?

The largest ice berg recorded is 173km high


What is a mass of ice?

ice berg