Cirques. They are the bowl-shaped depressions formed by the erosion of glaciers in the upper parts of alpine valleys.
The bowl-shaped hollow from which alpine glaciers originate is called a cirque. Cirques are formed through the erosive action of ice and snow as they accumulate and flow down mountain slopes, carving out a steep, amphitheater-like depression. These features are typically located at high elevations and serve as the initial site for glacier formation before the ice moves downhill into valleys.
Large sheets of ice that do not melt are called glaciers. Glaciers are formed when snow accumulates over time and compacts into ice, flowing slowly due to gravity.
tundra are formed when glaciers of water freezes. tundra are formed when glaciers of water freezes.
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Glaciers formed in mountains are called mountain glaciers or alpine glaciers. They are found in high-altitude regions and flow downhill through valleys.
Sharp pyramid-shaped peaks formed by alpine glaciers are called horn glaciers. Horn glaciers are created when three or more cirque glaciers erode a mountain from different sides, leaving behind a sharp-edged peak. Famous examples include the Matterhorn in the Alps.
An alpine glacier is a glacier that FORMED on a mountain. It doesn't have to BE on a mountain, just formed on one.
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Alpine glaciers are found in mountain valleys
Cirques. They are the bowl-shaped depressions formed by the erosion of glaciers in the upper parts of alpine valleys.
Glaciers are ice sheets. There are 2 kinds of glaciers: alpine glaciers and continental glaciers. Alpine glaciers are formed when valleys above the snow line fill with ice and snow. Snow is compacted and gradually begins to flow downhill due to gravity. -Cham11
The Matterhorn was primarily shaped by glacial erosion. The movement of glaciers over thousands of years carved and sculpted the distinctive pyramid shape of the mountain.
The bowl-shaped hollow from which alpine glaciers originate is called a cirque. Cirques are formed through the erosive action of ice and snow as they accumulate and flow down mountain slopes, carving out a steep, amphitheater-like depression. These features are typically located at high elevations and serve as the initial site for glacier formation before the ice moves downhill into valleys.
Continental glaciers are thicker and larger. Valley glaciers are formed on mountains; continental glaciers are formed on flat land.
Large sheets of ice that do not melt are called glaciers. Glaciers are formed when snow accumulates over time and compacts into ice, flowing slowly due to gravity.
tundra are formed when glaciers of water freezes. tundra are formed when glaciers of water freezes.