Question

What is a glacier and what are its types?

Answer 1

Explanation:

A glacier is a permanent thick ice mass that moves continuously under its own weight. A glacier occurs where over several years, many decades, the accumulation of snow reaches its ablation. It is an extended mass of ice formed by snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either coming down from high mountains, like in valley glaciers, or moving out of accumulation centers.

The types of glaciers are - Mountain, Valley, Tidewater, Hanging, Rock, Cirque

Answer 2

A huge body of ice that goes at a slow pace over the land is called glacier. It has two types- Ice sheets and Alpine glaciers.

Explanation:

• “River of ice” is another name of the glacier. “Glacier” derived from the French word glace, which means ice. The movement of a vast icy mass in a particular area is known as a glacier.

• Glaciers are mainly two types, Alpine glacier, and Ice sheets. Alpine glaciers are originated from mountains and fall down in the midst of valley.

• One of the examples of Alpine glacier is Gorner glacier and Furtwangler glacier. Not limited in the areas of mountains, Ice sheets spread in different directions forming, huge vaults in its way.