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    Glaciers

    How is the speed of a glacier measured?Glaciers

      inches per day. Most glaciers move less than three feet a day. Although some have been known to move 100ft a day.

    What are formed when a glacier reaches the sea and breaks up into chunks?Glaciers

      icebergs. This process is known as calving.

    When a glacier reaches the sea what process happens?Glaciers

      calving. Glacier Bay in Alaska is a good place for viewing this calving.

    What is a crack in a glacier called?Glaciers

      crevasse. These can be very dangerous for those crossing glaciers as they can be hidden by snow.

    In which state is Glacier National Park?Glaciers

      Montana. Alaska, has Glacier Bay National Park.

    Where in Canada is there a Glacier National Park?Glaciers

      British Columbia. Glacier National Park is located in British Columbia. It is 36 miles west of Golden and 28 miles east of Revelstoke. The Trans Canada Highway runs through the park. There is also a Glacier Park in Montana. This park with the Waterton National Park in Alberta forms the Glacier-Waterton National Park.

    What is the correct term for the debris of rocks, soil, etc. which is carried along by a glacier and left behind when the glacier melts?Glaciers

      moraine.

    A landscape that once was glaciated has various characteristics. One is the shape of valleys. This shape is named by a letter. Which letter?Glaciers

      U . Valleys shaped by rivers tend to be V shaped, at least where they flow through high land.

    In area where glaciers once passed, scrapes and scratches can be seen on rocks. These scratches are known by what name?Glaciers

      striation. Eskers are ridges of silt deposited by rivers flowing under the glacier. Drumlins are elongated hills of glacier drift.

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