Shastra (à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, IAST: ÅÄstra, IPA: ) is a Sanskrit word that means precept, rules, manual, compendium, book or treatise in a general sense. The word is generally used as a suffix in the Indian literature context, for technical or specialized knowledge in a defined area of practice.
Ice calving. Ice calving, also known as glacier calving or iceberg calving, is the breaking of ice chunks from the edge of a glacier. It is a form of ice ablation or ice disruption and is normally caused by the glacier expanding. It is the sudden release and breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier, iceberg, ice front, ice shelf, or crevasse.
The down-valley part of a glacier is the ____, where melting, evaporation, and calving take place. zone of ablation. The boundary between the zone of accumulation and the zone of ablation is an irregular line called the _____.equilibrium line. A(n) _______ is a mass of ice that is not restricted to a valley but covers large areas of land.ice sheets. If all ice sheets were to melt, sea level would _____.he down-valley part of a glacier is the ____, where melting, evaporation, and calving take place. zone of ablation. The boundary between the zone of accumulation and the zone of ablation is an irregular line called the _____.