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How long does it take for a glacier to form?

J. Emmerich, Web Content Writer
Answered: Dec 04, 2018

The time it takes for glacier to form depends on certain factors. The most important of them is the temperature around the location. The rate at which snow builds up is also another factor. The...Read More

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Can you describe the movement of glaciers?

M. Krasinski, Content Writer
Answered: Dec 04, 2018

If you stay close to a glacier, you most likely wouldn't know its moving. Glaciers move but their movement is slow. It is believed that gravity is the cause of glacier motion. The glaciers flow...Read More

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What percent of earth's water is glaciers?

Carice Snow, Motivator
Answered: Dec 04, 2018

About 70 percent of total freshwater on earth is held in icecaps and glaciers. However only about 1.7 percent of all water on earth is held in icecaps and glaciers. Even though the amount of...Read More

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What do you know about glaciers?

M. Krasinski, Content Writer
Answered: Dec 04, 2018

Glaciers are made from fallen snow that are compressed together into large ice masses. Gaciers are formed when snow remains in one location long enough to transform into ice. Glaciers are the...Read More

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What are alpine glaciers?

G. Horace, Content Developer
Answered: Dec 04, 2018

Alpine glacier is a type of glacier. Alpine glacier is a glacier formed among summits and descending through a valley. Alpine glaciers occur throughout the world in mountainous regions of high...Read More

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What ways glaciers and rivers are different from each other?

Carice Snow, Motivator
Answered: Dec 04, 2018

The differences between a glacier and a river are:
A glacier is formed from the accumulation of snow over a long period of time. It is a solid flowing ice. Glaciers are found on snow capped...Read More

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What is a glacial ice?

J. Emmerich, Web Content Writer
Answered: Dec 04, 2018

Glacial ice is also known as blue ice, this is because of the blue color of the glacial ice. The color is different when compared to regular ice. Glacial ice is formed when snow fall accumulates...Read More

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Which is the largest glacier in the world?

J. Emmerich, Web Content Writer
Answered: Dec 04, 2018

The largest glacier in the world is Lambert glacier which is located in East Antarctica. The glacier is about 60 miles (100 km) wide, 250 miles (400 km) long and about 2,500 meters...Read More

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What basis glaciers are categorized on?

G. Horace, Content Developer
Answered: Dec 04, 2018

Glaciers are usually classified by their morphology, behaviour and thermal characteristics.
Valley glacier is a stream of ice flowing along a valley. The glacier is held together by sides...Read More

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How are glaciers made?

M. Krasinski, Content Writer
Answered: Dec 04, 2018

Glaciers are made from snow. They begin to form when snow remains in the same location for a long period of time enough to form ice. Each year, new glaciers are formed and they compress the...Read More

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Are glaciers found on Mars?

Carice Snow, Motivator
Answered: Dec 04, 2018

Yes, scientists have recorded that glaciers are present on Mars. Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but the Red Planet also has belts of glaciers at its central latitudes in both the southern and...Read More

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