In what manner do glaciers move?

Answer 1

A glacier flows by the force of gravity pulling it downhill and spreading it out.

Sometimes this process causes cracks to form as the ice spreads faster on the outside than on the inside as gravity pulls on it, creating crevasses

Answer 2

Glacial migration, ie. the movement of glaciers, is a phenomenon usually caused by gravity. The "long profile" is similar to that of a river, except that the path formed by the glacier is more rounded than that of a river. Glaciers move as the bottom layer of ice melts and the subsequent water allows the glacier to move more smoothly, lubricating the action. As the glacier moves, it will normally remove portions of the ground it moves past or over, as they become attached to the constantly freezing and thawing outer layers. This process is constant, although it is commonly more active in the day, when more of the ice melts, allowing faster and better lubricated motion. hope it helps

Answer 3

When it snows in the mountains and the snow doesn't melt and continues to build up every summer, it becomes compressed by the weight of the overlying snow and turns into ice. After a while there becomes so much build-up of ice that it starts to flow downhill under the force of gravity. That is a glacier, a river made of ice.

Answer 4

Glaciers move primarily through internal deformation and sliding along their base due to pressure and meltwater acting as a lubricant. The ice deforms and flows like a very viscous fluid over time, causing the glacier to slowly advance or retreat depending on the balance between snow accumulation and melting.

Answer 5

Glaciers flow under the influence of gravity.

Answer 6

you can put them together and or find things on diffrent glaciers and see if they are equivlent

Answer 7

they expand