1 gram = 15.432 358 353 grain In thâ¦e US, in medicine, the use of grains is disappearing and seems to be somewhat approximate: A 60 mg dose may be described as 1 grain, but you should expect 1 grain to be about 65 mg, or 0.065 grams.
The two types of glaciers are Valley or Alpine glaciers Continental glaciers. The difference between them is where they flow. Valley glaciers flow in mountain valleys from high to low elevations. Continental glaciers or ice sheets flow over vast unconfined land areas.
Continental Glaciers Continental Glaciers vs. Alpine glaciers Continental glaciers cover parts of continental land masses like Greenland; Alpine glaciers are found high in mountain valleys, above the snow-line.ike continental glaciers, alpine glaciers create land forms by weathering and deposition. They typically erode the mountain beneath them into a u-shaped valley with steep sides. Some alpine or valley glaciers are 1000m thick and up to 160 km long, though most are only a few km in length.