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Glaciers do not form in oceans. Glaciers form on land. Sometimes the flow onto ocean in the form of ice shelves or ice bergs, but they still formed on land. Closer to the equator, they only form on mountains. They form when one year's snow does not melt during the summer. When the next year's snow falls on that, the snow underneath turns to ice. Gradually, the ice builds up. The pressure on top can make the bottom layer melt. The earth's heat can make the bottom layer melt. Melt water from the top layer melting can make the bottom layer slide. The weight of the glacier can make the glacier move. A lot of glaciers are always in motion. During warmer weather they melt more. During colder weather, they advance. In the Arctic Ocean, the salt water freezes during winter. That creates a polar ice cap. It is not a glacier. Parts of it are frozen all the time. For a period of about 3,000 years some 1,200 years ago and 500 years 2,000 years ago, there was no polar ice cap in summer. It was not a glacier.
What else can I help you with?
Where do glaciers go after they move?
ocean
Can melting glaciers increase ocean acidity?
No. Melting glaciers add clean fresh water to the oceans, so their melting decreases ocean acidity.
Why does the ocean gain acid when glaciers melt?
Melting glaciers are associated with elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and carbon dioxide dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, hence, the oceans become more acidic.
How do icebergs form relating to the properties of water?
Icebergs form when chunks of ice break off from glaciers or ice shelves and float in the ocean. This happens due to the unique property of water expanding when it freezes, making ice less dense than liquid water. As a result, the frozen ice floats on the surface of the ocean, forming icebergs.
Why do glaciers float and not sink to the bottom of the ocean?
Glaciers are made of ice, which is less dense than water. Therefore, fragments of glaciers that break off into water, called icebergs, will float.
Did glacier movement form the Great Lakes or the Atlantic Ocean?
The Great Lakers were ultimately formed by glaciers. The Atlantic Ocean was not. It was formed by continental rifting. Glaciers could not form a whole new ocean basin like that.
Where will you find glaciers?
You will find glaciers in the Arctic Ocean.
Where do glaciers go after they move?
ocean
What can continental glaciers form?
Glaciers can form U shaped valleys.
Which of these is an agent of erosion glaciers gravity ocean waves glaciers wind or all of these?
All
Can melting glaciers increase ocean acidity?
No. Melting glaciers add clean fresh water to the oceans, so their melting decreases ocean acidity.
When can glaciers form?
Glaciers form when the rate of snow fall exceeds the rate of melting.
Why does the ocean gain acid when glaciers melt?
Melting glaciers are associated with elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and carbon dioxide dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, hence, the oceans become more acidic.
How do icebergs form relating to the properties of water?
Icebergs form when chunks of ice break off from glaciers or ice shelves and float in the ocean. This happens due to the unique property of water expanding when it freezes, making ice less dense than liquid water. As a result, the frozen ice floats on the surface of the ocean, forming icebergs.
How can ocean get bigger?
An ocean can become bigger when glaciers start melting (Global Warming does this)
What is Long narrow glaciers that form between mountains?
Valley Glaciers!
Is a glaciers a land form?
NO
