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Are continental glaciers larger than valley glaciers?
Yes. A continental glacier spreads around all sides, while the valley glaciers spread along it's length.
Continental glaciers are formed from snow and ice that create long strips of glaciers in between mountains.?
Continental glaciers, also known as ice sheets, form from the accumulation and compaction of snow over time, resulting in massive, thick ice layers that cover large land areas, rather than just long strips between mountains. Unlike valley glaciers, which flow down mountain valleys, continental glaciers spread out in all directions from their thickest points. These glaciers can reshape landscapes, carving out valleys and creating features like fjords and moraines. They are primarily found in polar regions, such as Antarctica and Greenland.
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 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.
Where are valley glaciers located?
Valley glaciers are streams of flowing ice that are confined by steep walled valleys, often following the course of an ancient river valley. They usually form from Cirques, where the glacier overspills the hollow and begins to travel down the valley. Alternatively, they may form branching off from an ice sheet. The downward erosive action of the ice carves a U shaped valley, as opposed to a V shaped valley for rivers. They have a lot of erosive potential as they are thick bodies of ice exerting extreme amounts of pressure. Valley glaciers 'choose' the most accessible route and erode and enlarge the area. It uses erosional processes, plucking and abrasion. Due to the size and nature of the glacier it can pick up large amounts of debris and scree and deposits it as moraine.
Are continental glaciers larger than valley glaciers?
Yes. A continental glacier spreads around all sides, while the valley glaciers spread along it's length.
Is the continental mountains larger than valley glaciers?
Yes
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 are the to differences between alpine glaciers and continental glaciers?
One is bigger than the other one
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
Continental glaciers are formed from snow and ice that create long strips of glaciers in between mountains.?
Continental glaciers, also known as ice sheets, form from the accumulation and compaction of snow over time, resulting in massive, thick ice layers that cover large land areas, rather than just long strips between mountains. Unlike valley glaciers, which flow down mountain valleys, continental glaciers spread out in all directions from their thickest points. These glaciers can reshape landscapes, carving out valleys and creating features like fjords and moraines. They are primarily found in polar regions, such as Antarctica and Greenland.
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.
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.
Is a ravine a valley?
No. It is regarded as being smaller than a valley, as it is usually a very narrow channel compared to a valley. It is more commonly created by water, whereas valleys are often caused by glaciers.
How are the continental and alpine glaciers different?
Alpine glaciers, even though they move, are confined to mountain valleys, which in most instances had previously been a stream valley. Continental ice sheets exist on a much larger scale. These huge masses flow out in all directions from one or more centers of the land. They cover the entire continent, hence the name, and extend out toward the sea. Only two exist today: Greenland and Antarctica.
