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An avalanche is a massive downslope flow of ice, snow, rocks and/or other debris, while a glacier is a thick "river" of ice formed by snowfall, in valleys and on high mountainsides.
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An avalanche can consist of ice or rock, where a large volume of material falls down a slope.
A glacier is a "river of ice" that forms in mountain valleys from accumulated snow, and slowly "flows" downhill, either to warmer elevations or to a body of water.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey are both an uncontrolled falling mass of material. (Other then the obvious being one is rock and another is snow).
In the over - steepened valleys of fiordland, there are 'tree avalanches' where the trees grow too big for their precarious hold on the (minimal) soil, and avalanche down.
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∙ 11y agoA glacier is a large body of ice.It is made up of snow that accumulates over many years.a valley is a low area of land between hills or mountains,typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
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∙ 12y agoNot much, the French word for ice is glace; -ier added means a river of glace ... Titanic and icebergs are discussed elsewhere! {Wikipedia/titanic/discussion}
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∙ 11y agoGlaciers are masses of thick ice
Mountain is not made of ice, probably rock
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∙ 9y agoA glacier is solid ice that is in the oceans. Mountains are solid rock that is on land and was formed over a long period of time.
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∙ 8y agoNo. An avalanche is much faster. Many avalanches travel at 50 to 100 miles per hour. Glaciers move so slowly that you cannot even see the movement.
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What is the difference between an ice burg and glacier?
a glacier is huge ice mountain in the arctic ocean.An iceberg is a chunk of ice that falls off the glacier into the ocean.
What is the difference between glacier national park and glacier bay national park?
One is in Montana, one is in Alaska. Both have glaciers within them (for now at least), but GNP has them at the top of mountain ranges and GBNP has them travelling to the ocean.
What is the difference between a glacier and an ice mound?
One is smaller
What is the difference between bay and sound?
A sound is forged by the movement of a glacier.
What is a confined glacier?
A confined glacier is a glacier that is confined by topography. For example, a glacier that forms on a mountain. Continental glaciers, by contrast, are not affected. The glaciers on Antarctica and Greenland are continental glaciers. The glaciers at Glacier Bay National Park, or on a mountain are confined glaciers.
What is the difference between an ice burg and glacier?
a glacier is huge ice mountain in the arctic ocean.An iceberg is a chunk of ice that falls off the glacier into the ocean.
What is the difference between a lake and a tarn?
A ' Tarn' is a mountain lake or pool formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier.
What is the difference between a snowfield or glacier?
Glacier has higher density then snow
What is the difference between glacier national park and glacier bay national park?
One is in Montana, one is in Alaska. Both have glaciers within them (for now at least), but GNP has them at the top of mountain ranges and GBNP has them travelling to the ocean.
What is the difference between a glacier and an ice mound?
One is smaller
What is the difference between an ice berg and a glacier?
an ice berg is a chunk off off a glacier and a glacier is a big ice patch caused by snow
What is the difference between glacier erosion and glacier deposition?
Glacier erosion is when the ground below the glacier is removed. Glacial deposition is when the debris (eroded ground) is left behind when a glacier melts and the face retreats.
What is the time difference from Texas to glacier park?
Glacier is in the mountain time zone, and most of Texas is in the central time zone. Therefore, Glacier is one hour "behind" Texas. If it's 6:00 in Texas, it's 5:00 in Glacier.
How does a glacier accomplish erosion?
The glacier is melting on the mountain and underneath it is like a river which eroding a side of the mountain when the glacier melts enough, it will slide down the mountain and into the lake that the river underneath the glacier had created. Hope this helps :)
What is the difference between bay and sound?
A sound is forged by the movement of a glacier.
What is alpine glaciers?
An alpine glacier is a glacier that FORMED on a mountain. It doesn't have to BE on a mountain, just formed on one.
What is the difference between glacier erosion and glacial deposition?
Glacier erosion is when the ground below the glacier is removed. Glacial deposition is when the debris (eroded ground) is left behind when a glacier melts and the face retreats.
