How do Glaciers move?
In: Physics
Downhill.
Yep, that’s it. The glacier grows when more water falls onto it. It’s huge weight presses down against the uneven mountain under it. Since the hill is inclined, the glacier slips downhill until it gets low enough to melt or it cracks and falls into the ocean (= icebergs).
The forces involved are huge, and if you press hard on ice it crumbles. The bottom edge crumbles and melts and that lubricates the downhill sliding motion.
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