Date: 02/06/2002 at 16:38:51 From: Abreeka Moore Subject: Importance of Linear Equations Hello, I was wondering what the importance of linear functions in the real world is, and how they are used. Thank you.
exists and is an alternate of. Merge this question into. Split and merge into it. Answer by Kyaw Oo. Confidence votes 1.0K. A characteristic of glacial movement is movement depends on the balance between accumulation and wastage.
The top 50 metres (160 ft) of a glacier are rigid because they are under low pressure. This upper section is known as the fracture zone; it mostly moves as a single unit over the plastically flowing lower section. When a glacier moves through irregular terrain, cracks called crevasses develop in the fracture zone.