of the ice on top pushes seaward through openings in the fringe of the slow - moving ice like water leaking…

of the ice on top pushes seaward through openings in the fringe of the slow - moving ice like water leaking out of a cracked bowl. the slow - moving ice known as glaciers travel up to 65 feet a day, eventually pushing fingers of ice all the way to greenland’s western coast. the tips of the fingers, huge slabs of ice, are weakened as they reach the sea and then broken by the action of the rising and falling tides. this process is called calving and results in an iceberg’s birth. three thousand years will pass by the time the mountains of ice are born. 1. what is firn? 2. what metaphors are used in this paragraph? 3. what would be a good title for this informational paragraph? write a brief summary of the life cycle of an iceberg.

of the ice on top pushes seaward through openings in the fringe of the slow - moving ice like water leaking out of a cracked bowl. the slow - moving ice known as glaciers travel up to 65 feet a day, eventually pushing fingers of ice all the way to greenland’s western coast. the tips of the fingers, huge slabs of ice, are weakened as they reach the sea and then broken by the action of the rising and falling tides. this process is called calving and results in an iceberg’s birth. three thousand years will pass by the time the mountains of ice are born. 1. what is firn? 2. what metaphors are used in this paragraph? 3. what would be a good title for this informational paragraph? write a brief summary of the life cycle of an iceberg.

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Brief Explanations:

  1. Firn is granular snow that has been partially melted, compressed, and re - frozen. It is an intermediate stage between snow and glacial ice.
  2. The metaphor "water leaking out of a cracked bowl" is used to describe the seaward movement of ice.
  3. A suitable title could be "The Birth of Icebergs in Greenland". For the summary, snow accumulates and turns into firn, which becomes part of glaciers. Glaciers move seaward at up to 65 feet a day. When the ice reaches the sea, the tips are weakened by tides and break off in a process called calving, resulting in the birth of icebergs.

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  1. Granular snow that has been partially melted, compressed, and re - frozen.
  2. Water leaking out of a cracked bowl for ice - flow.
  3. The Birth of Icebergs in Greenland Write: Snow accumulates and forms firn, which becomes part of glaciers. Glaciers move seaward and calve to form icebergs.