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Glaciers are formed in cold mountain regions where the buildup of snow is heavy enough to turn the snow underneath to ice. This can happen over years, even centuries. Then the weight of the ice gradually pushes its way down the mountain, rather like a great frozen river.
Ice caps is the name given to all the frozen ice that covers a mountain range, or a place or even a country or continent. So we talk about the Juneau ice cap in Alaska, the Greenland ice cap, and the Antarctic ice cap. These may have started as glaciers but got big enough to become an ice cap. Most ice caps have glaciers moving out at the edges.
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No, icebergs and glaciers are not the same. Glaciers are huge masses of ice that flow slowly over land, while icebergs are floating chunks of ice that break off from glaciers and drift in the water.
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∙ 15y agoNo iceburs are broken pieces of glaciers that have detached themselves. Glacers are a frozen land mass that stay put in a ragion of extremely cold climates. Mostly the north and south poles.
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∙ 14y agoIcebergs are usually pieces of a glacier that breaks of into the ocean.
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∙ 9y agoNo. A glacier is a slowly-flowing mass of ice on land. An iceberg is a floating mass of ice that has broken off from a glacier where it meets water.
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What do rivers ponds streams glaciers and icebergs all contain?
Water in its various forms - liquid in rivers, ponds, and streams; solid in glaciers and icebergs.
Are icebergs from the north or south pole?
Icebergs can come from both the North and South poles. Generally, icebergs in the Northern Hemisphere come from Arctic glaciers, while those in the Southern Hemisphere come from Antarctic glaciers.
Do icebergs have salt in them?
No, icebergs are made of freshwater. They form from compacted snow that falls on land and then flows into the ocean as glaciers. Saltwater ice formations are typically sea ice, not icebergs.
Are there icebergs in the Black Sea?
No, there are no icebergs in the Black Sea. Icebergs are large chunks of ice that break off from glaciers or ice shelves in the Arctic or Antarctic regions, and the Black Sea does not have the conditions necessary for icebergs to form.
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.
Are an iceberg and glacier the same thing?
No, Icebergs are usually in the ocean and glaciers are usually on land
Were do people find icebergs?
in the sea. Icebergs are broken pieces of glaciers which float out to sea.
What is the forming of icebergs into glaciers called?
calving
How are glacier and iceberg different?
Icebergs are large chunks that broke off of glaciers by a process called calving. They move quickly in comparison to glaciers Icebergs are smaller
What do rivers ponds streams glaciers and icebergs all contain?
Water in its various forms - liquid in rivers, ponds, and streams; solid in glaciers and icebergs.
Are icebergs from the north or south pole?
Icebergs can come from both the North and South poles. Generally, icebergs in the Northern Hemisphere come from Arctic glaciers, while those in the Southern Hemisphere come from Antarctic glaciers.
Where would you see glaciers?
well all glaciers are gone except for some icebergs and kettles or moraines at anokijig will teach you what the glaciers did
What come from glaciers that have broken off and float in water?
Icebergs
How much of earth fresh water is in icebergs and glaciers?
3%
Are glaciers hotter than fire?
no!!!! glaciers are ice!!!!!!!!!!! ........what a moroon... you must be thinking about icebergs.. glaciers is boiling-gassed liquids you ignorant person
How do glaciers and icebergs work together?
Icebergs are created when chunks of the glacier break off into the sea. They don't necessarily "work together".
Do icebergs have salt in them?
No, icebergs are made of freshwater. They form from compacted snow that falls on land and then flows into the ocean as glaciers. Saltwater ice formations are typically sea ice, not icebergs.
