What is the difference between a glacier and a mountain?

Answer 1

An avalanche is a massive downslope flow of ice, snow, rocks and/or other debris, while a glacier is a thick "river" of ice formed by snowfall, in valleys and on high mountainsides.

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An avalanche can consist of ice or rock, where a large volume of material falls down a slope.

A glacier is a "river of ice" that forms in mountain valleys from accumulated snow, and slowly "flows" downhill, either to warmer elevations or to a body of water.

Answer 2

A glacier is a large mass of ice that moves slowly down a slope or valley, while a mountain is a natural elevation of the Earth's surface characterized by steep slopes and considerable height. Glaciers form in mountainous regions and can flow around or over mountains.

Answer 3

They are both an uncontrolled falling mass of material. (Other then the obvious being one is rock and another is snow).

In the over - steepened valleys of fiordland, there are 'tree avalanches' where the trees grow too big for their precarious hold on the (minimal) soil, and avalanche down.

Answer 4

A glacier is a large body of ice.It is made up of snow that accumulates over many years.a valley is a low area of land between hills or mountains,typically with a river or stream flowing through it.

Answer 5

Not much, the French word for ice is glace; -ier added means a river of glace ... Titanic and icebergs are discussed elsewhere! {Wikipedia/titanic/discussion}

Answer 6

Glaciers are masses of thick ice

Mountain is not made of ice, probably rock

Answer 7

A glacier is solid ice that is in the oceans. Mountains are solid rock that is on land and was formed over a long period of time.

Answer 8

No. An avalanche is much faster. Many avalanches travel at 50 to 100 miles per hour. Glaciers move so slowly that you cannot even see the movement.