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Which statement is not true about glaciers?

They exist only in the Northern Hemisphere.
They originate on land.
They move very slowly downhill.
They form from the recrystallization of snow.

User Hurlenko
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The answer is: They exists only in the Northern Hemisphere.

It is possible to find a glacier in other spots in the world.
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Answer;

They exist only in the Northern Hemisphere.

Step-by-step explanation;

Glaciers are made up of fallen snow that, over many years, compresses into large, thickened ice masses. Glaciers form when snow remains in one location long enough to transform into ice.

Because certain climatic and geographic conditions must be present for glaciers to exist, they are most commonly found above snow line: regions of high snowfall in winter, and cool temperatures in summer. This condition allows more snow to accumulate on the glacier in the winter than will melt from it in the summer. This explains why most glaciers are found either in mountainous areas or the polar regions.

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