Glaciation 1.2.4 - Types of Ice Mass 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyGlaciated LandscapesASWJEC Created by: BluJay117Created on: 02-10-18 12:10 What is a Valley Glacier? These glaciers spill down valleys; may be very long, often flowing down beyond the snow line, sometimes reaching sea level 1 of 6 What is a Piedmont glacier? Steep valley glaciers spill into relatively flat plains, where they spread out into bulb-like lobes 2 of 6 What is a Cirque Glacier? Typically, they are found high on mountainsides and tend to be wide rather than long, named after the bowl-like hollows they occupy 3 of 6 What is an Ice Field? Similar to ice caps, except that their flow is influenced by the underlying topography, and they are typically smaller than ice caps 4 of 6 What is an Ice Sheet? Enormous continental masses of glacial ice and snow expanding over 50,000 square km 5 of 6 What is Sea Ice? Forms at the ocean surface once the temperature drops to -2, freezing point for salt water; can be over 6m thick 6 of 6
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