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Where are cirque glaciers?
A cirque glacier is a small glacier that occupies a cirque or rests against the headwall of a cirque. A cirque is a deep, horseshoe-shaped hollow with steep walls which was created by erosive activity of glaciers.
What are the different types of glaciers?
Ice Sheets Ice Shelves Ice Caps Ice Streams/Outlet Glaciers Icefields Mountain Glaciers Valley Glaciers Piedmont Glaciers Cirque Glaciers Hanging Glaciers Tidewater Glaciers
What glaciers create cirques on sides of mountains?
Glaciers that create cirques on the sides of mountains are called cirque glaciers. These glaciers form in bowl-shaped depressions on the slopes of mountains and are responsible for eroding and shaping the characteristic amphitheater-like features known as cirques. Examples of cirque glaciers can be found in mountain ranges around the world, such as the Alps, Andes, and Himalayas.
What is the name of a bowl-like features cut into mountains or hills where glaciers form?
Fiord
Why glaciers take many years to melt in sunlight?
glaciers are big and vary cold.
What can happen when glaciers melt a cirque?
Makes a lake i
Describe how a cirque form?
Valley glaciers melt and it make a U shaped profile (cirque) ~W
What will happen to glaciers if there is global warming?
they will melt
What would happen if the glaciers on Antarctica were to melt?
Sea level will rise
Where are cirque glaciers?
A cirque glacier is a small glacier that occupies a cirque or rests against the headwall of a cirque. A cirque is a deep, horseshoe-shaped hollow with steep walls which was created by erosive activity of glaciers.
Where will you find cirque lakes?
in mountain basins which have had valley glaciers
The small glaciers that exist in high mountain areas are called what?
The small glaciers that exist in high mountainous areas were called mountain glaciers or cirque glaciers.
What are the different types of glaciers?
Ice Sheets Ice Shelves Ice Caps Ice Streams/Outlet Glaciers Icefields Mountain Glaciers Valley Glaciers Piedmont Glaciers Cirque Glaciers Hanging Glaciers Tidewater Glaciers
What glaciers create cirques on sides of mountains?
Glaciers that create cirques on the sides of mountains are called cirque glaciers. These glaciers form in bowl-shaped depressions on the slopes of mountains and are responsible for eroding and shaping the characteristic amphitheater-like features known as cirques. Examples of cirque glaciers can be found in mountain ranges around the world, such as the Alps, Andes, and Himalayas.
What are glaciers formed in mountains called?
Glaciers formed in mountains are called mountain glaciers or alpine glaciers. They are found in high-altitude regions and flow downhill through valleys.
What does glaciers melt?
Global warming
Can acidic water cause glaciers to melt?
Water can speed up the rate at which glaciers melt. Whether the water is acidic or not has no effect.
