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Define glacier and state how it differs from a river.

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Answered by gaurav200370
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Glaciers are made up of fallen snow that, over many years, compresses into large, thickened ice masses. Glaciers form when snow remains in one location long enough to transform into ice.

Glacier

✩The moving heap of snow and ice is called glacier.

✩E.g.:gangothri glacier,yamunothri glacier

River

★flowing water is called river.

★E.g.:kaveri river,ganga river

Answered by roopa2000
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Answer:

The flowing mass of snow and ice are known as a glacier can be found on snow-covered mountains or at higher latitudes. Rivers are bodies of moving water that may be found everywhere from mountain peaks to ocean mouths and from pole to pole. Rivers are present in the form of liquid, whereas glaciers are solid.

Explanation:

Glacier

1. A glacier is a moving mound of snow and ice.

2. Glaciers can be found at higher latitudes or on mountains covered with snow.

3. Illustrations include the Pindari and Siachen glaciers.

River

1. A river is a body of moving water.

2. Rivers may be found everywhere, from the summits of mountains to the mouths of seas and from pole to pole.

3. The Yamuna, Ganga, and Brahmaputra rivers.

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