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What is a glacier?
What is a glacier?
A glacier is a huge mass of ice that forms near the Earth's poles or on mountains.
What is accumulation and ablation?
What is accumulation and ablation?
Accumulation refers to the addition of snow and ice to a glacier, while ablation refers to the wastage or loss of ice from a glacier.
What is glacier mass balance?
What is glacier mass balance?
Glacier mass balance refers to the difference between the amount of snow and ice accumulation and ablation on a glacier.
What is sublimation and calving?
What is sublimation and calving?
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What is a glacier's terminus?
What is a glacier's terminus?
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What would happen if all the world's glaciers melted at once?
What would happen if all the world's glaciers melted at once?
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How do glaciers form?
How do glaciers form?
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What is accumulation in relation to glaciers?
What is accumulation in relation to glaciers?
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What are some processes that contribute to accumulation?
What are some processes that contribute to accumulation?
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What is ablation?
What is ablation?
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What are some processes that contribute to ablation?
What are some processes that contribute to ablation?
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What is sublimation?
What is sublimation?
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What is the terminus of a glacier?
What is the terminus of a glacier?
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How do scientists determine if a glacier is retreating or advancing?
How do scientists determine if a glacier is retreating or advancing?
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What is the glacier mass balance?
What is the glacier mass balance?
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