It can be seen calving, or depositing large chunks of ice into the sea, creating icebergs. What are the 2 main types of glaciers in the world? The two main types of glaciers are continental glaciers and alpine glaciers. Continental glaciers are flatter, massive areas of ice that cover ...
It can be seen calving, or depositing large chunks of ice into the sea, creating icebergs. What are the 2 main types of glaciers in the world? The two main types of glaciers are continental glaciers and alpine glaciers. Continental glaciers are flatter, massive areas of ice that cover ...
AlpsGlaciersGlacier-climate modelsPrecipitationYounger DryasThe regional distribution of precipitation in a mountain range like the European Alps is a good indicator for continental-scale atmospheric circulation patterns. This is particularly true when precipi...
Oceanic lithosphere is associated with oceanic crust, and is slightly denser than continental lithosphere. Is plate tectonic? A tectonic plate (also called lithospheric plate) is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere. Plate ...
Continental Shelf – the seabed that surrounds a continent. It gradually slopes into the ocean and ends in a sudden steep slope in very deep water. Delta – land formed by layers of sand, silts and small rocks which flow downstream and are deposited at the mouth of the river. The Nile ...
Fault-block mountains are those that form due to tension and uplift along a fault line. The stretching and strain on the rock cause it to fracture to form a fault, while one side of the fault rises above the other to create a mountain range....
What are two types of transform faults? There are two types of transform faults; those located in the oceanic crust connecting mid-ocean ridges are known as oceanic transform faults. Transform faults found in the continental crust are called continental transform faults. What is an example of a...
An ocean trench is a deep indent in the surface floor of the ocean and is the deepest part of the ocean. Trenches are located in subduction zones at or near a convergent boundary, continental crust, and/ or volcanic islands. The Mariana Trench is the deepest known trench globally, located...
Marine biomes– e.g. continental shelf, tropical coral, kelp forest, benthic zone, pelagic zone, etc. Biome Examples Forests cover about one-third of the earth. They are distributed in various geological regions. One example is thetemperate forestsfound in Eurasia and eastern North America. Seve...
With more than 80% of Earth’s biosphere is permanently below 5°C, suitable environments for psychrophiles are widespread and include, among others, ocean waters, permafrost, glaciers, Antarctic rocks, snowfields, and polar ice caps.