Unknown Geology Study Guide Test.
What is the best definition of glacial snow line? - CORRECT ANSWER the line dividing zones of accumulation and melting of ice at the surface of a glacier
Under what conditions will the front of the glacier remain stationary - CORRECT ANSWER glacial fronts r...
Unknown Geology Study Guide Test.
What is the best definition of glacial snow line? - CORRECT ANSWER the line dividing zones of accumulation and melting of ice at the surface of a glacier
Under what conditions will the front of the glacier remain stationary - CORRECT ANSWER glacial fronts remain stationary when melting and snow accumulation are equal
which way does ice flow in a glacier retreating uphill? - CORRECT ANSWER downslope
how would a snow line on a glacier move as a glacial front is advancing? - CORRECT ANSWER the snow line would move downslope
How would you expect the front of a glacier to move if it undergoes a period of net accumulation, followed by net wastage, and finally the period of net accumulation? - CORRECT ANSWER the glaciers front would move forward, backward, and then forward again
Where do glaciers form? - CORRECT ANSWER in places where more snow falls in the winter than melts away in the summer
what is the snowline? - CORRECT ANSWER the elevation above which snow persists throughout the year
what is the zone of wastage - CORRECT ANSWER the part of the glacier where snow melting exceeds snow accumulation
under what conditions will the front of a glacier remain stationary? - CORRECT ANSWER glacial fronts remain stationary when melting and snow accumulation are equal
what is an end moraine? - CORRECT ANSWER a ridge of debris deposited at the end of a glacier
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