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Are valley glaciers longer than continental glaciers?
No. Valley glaciers are a few miles to a few tens of miles long. Continental glaciers are hundreds to thousands of miles long.
What True or false continental glaciers are located near the north and south poles?
True. Continental glaciers are large ice sheets that cover vast land areas near the North and South Poles. These glaciers are much larger than alpine glaciers and play a significant role in shaping the landscape through processes like erosion and deposition.
Are mountain glaciers generally larger than ice sheets?
No. Ice sheets are the largest kind of glacier, many times larger than mountain glaciers.
A kind of Glacier is called an blank forms when ice and snow build up in a mountain valley?
A kind of glacier called an "alpine glacier" forms when ice and snow accumulate in a mountain valley. These glaciers flow down the slopes due to gravity, carving out U-shaped valleys and creating distinctive landforms. Alpine glaciers are typically smaller than continental glaciers and are found in mountainous regions around the world.
What is the largest type of ice mass?
The largest type of ice mass is a continental glacier, also known as an ice sheet. These glaciers cover vast areas of land, often exceeding thousands of square kilometers, and can be found in regions such as Antarctica and Greenland. Continental glaciers are much larger than alpine glaciers, which are confined to mountain ranges. Their immense size and thickness can significantly impact global sea levels and climate.
Is the continental mountains larger than valley glaciers?
Yes
Are valley glaciers longer than continental glaciers?
No. Valley glaciers are a few miles to a few tens of miles long. Continental glaciers are hundreds to thousands of miles long.
Dose a valley glacier or a contenental glacier or both cover entire land areas?
Valley glaciers are formed in high altitudes (e.g. mountains) and continental glaciers are formed in high latitudes (e.g. Greenland). Therefore, they both cover land areas but continental glaciers generally cover more area.
Which part of valley glacier moves the fastest?
The center of a valley glacier moves the fastest due to reduced friction from surrounding valley walls and terrain. This faster flow in the center can cause the glacier to stretch and crack, creating crevasses.
What True or false continental glaciers are located near the north and south poles?
True. Continental glaciers are large ice sheets that cover vast land areas near the North and South Poles. These glaciers are much larger than alpine glaciers and play a significant role in shaping the landscape through processes like erosion and deposition.
What are the to differences between alpine glaciers and continental glaciers?
One is bigger than the other one
Are mountain glaciers larger than ice sheets?
No. Ice sheets are the largest kind of glacier, many times larger than mountain glaciers.
What are the three different types of glaciers?
There are more than three types of glaciers...but I believe you are looking for:Alpine Glacier (found on mountains)Valley GlaciersIce Sheet or Continental GlacierThe USGS has a great site dedicated to just types of glaciers....http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1216/glaciertypes/glaciertypes.html
Are mountain glaciers generally larger than ice sheets?
No. Ice sheets are the largest kind of glacier, many times larger than mountain glaciers.
How are hanging vallies formed?
Hanging valleys are formed when smaller glaciers flowing from tributary valleys join a larger glacier in a main valley. As the larger glacier is more powerful, it erodes the main valley deeper than the tributary valleys. This results in the tributary valleys being left at higher elevations once the glaciers retreat, creating the characteristic "hanging" appearance.
How do a valley glacier form?
Continental and valley glaciers both develop in regions where there is constant snowfall and freezing temperatures throughout the year. Both types of glaciers move at a very slow pace.
A kind of Glacier is called an blank forms when ice and snow build up in a mountain valley?
A kind of glacier called an "alpine glacier" forms when ice and snow accumulate in a mountain valley. These glaciers flow down the slopes due to gravity, carving out U-shaped valleys and creating distinctive landforms. Alpine glaciers are typically smaller than continental glaciers and are found in mountainous regions around the world.
