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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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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 was the damage on the Titanic?
The titanica crashed into a ice berg, a fire and the ice berg made a huge hole in the bOat
How many seconds were passed between the the time the ice berg was spotted and when it was hit?
at 11:40 p.m.
Did the Titanic hit a glacier or an iceberg?
yes both pieces of the titanic hit the bottom of the ocean but they landed in seperate spots.
What the Titanic hit?
Ice berg which fell out the sky
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 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
The basic difference between a valley glacier and an ice sheet is in their?
size and shape.
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
What geographical features is not found in India 1. lagoon 2. glacier 3. iceberg 4. desert?
ice berg
What could be the difference between iceberg ice and pack ice?
An iceberg is a piece of ice that has calved or broken off from a glacier, and is therefore fresh water. Pack ice (or drift ice) is frozen ocean, and therefore salt water.
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 is the difference between ice caps and glaciers?
An ice cap covers less than 50,000 km of land, and usually just covers the tops, or the highland area.Ê Glaciers are bodies of ice that moves under its own weight and form over years or centuries.
What are some glacier jokes?
What did the glacier say to the other glacier? ICE ICE BABY
