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Glaciers are not made of rock; they are made of ice. Glaciers can contain rocks, but not of any particular type. Rather, they carry whatever type of rock they are going over or have gone over.
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∙ 9y ago
Glaciers are made up of snow that accumulates over time and compresses into dense ice. The ice in glaciers can vary in age from a few years to thousands of years old. Glaciers may also contain sediment, rocks, and debris that they pick up and carry as they move.
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∙ 15y agoGlaciers mainly consist of frozen water, ice and to a lesser extent sedimentary particles that they carry.
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∙ 15y agoFrozen water otherwise known as ice
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What is a glaciers made of?
Glaciers are made of ice that has been formed a long time ago.
Is glacier made of solid water?
Yes, glaciers are made of solid water. Glaciers form when snow accumulates over time and undergoes compaction and recrystallization, turning into ice. The weight of the accumulated ice causes it to flow slowly downhill, resulting in the formation of glaciers.
What planet has glaciers?
The planet Mars has glaciers made of water ice, mostly located in its polar regions. These glaciers have been observed by orbiters and are thought to be composed of a mix of water and carbon dioxide ice.
What do glaciers and geyser have in common?
they both are made of water .
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.
What are the arctic islands made up of?
They are made up of glaciers.
More than half of Nunavut is made up of?
glaciers
What forces of nature made the great five lakes?
its made up of the fresh water of the earth
What are moraine made of?
Moraines are glacial deposition features. They are made up of ground up rock flour, pebbles and boulders deposited by glaciers.
How was the landscape in Norway created?
Glaciers moved across the land, and made large cuts. These glaciers than melted and got filled up with water making them fjords.
How did glaciers effect the physical landscape of Canada?
Glaciers made basins and when the glaciers melted it left lots of lakes.
What is a glaciers made of?
Glaciers are made of ice that has been formed a long time ago.
How are v shaped valley made?
cuts by glaciers(fjords), I think. Go look up fjords.
How are lakes made?
lakes are made by The melting of glaciers
How lake was made?
By the melting of glaciers
What area of Canada has most of its surface scrapped up by ice age glaciers?
The Canadian shield.The Canadian shield was the area of Canada that had most of its surface scrapped up by ice age glaciers. It covers half of Canada and the glaciers that scrapped the shield also made the huge holes, that are also known as the great lakes.
How many glaciers are in a year in Alaska?
This makes no sence, no set amount of glaciers are made in a year
