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.
1 When two alpine glaciers merge together at the base of a mountain it is called a piedmont glacier. 2  If the piedmont flows into the sea, it is called a tidewater glacier. 3  Valley glaciers are formed in mountain valleys. 4  Cirque glaciers are confined to the valley.hey form by layers of snow compacted over the years to form a very thick layer of ice. Two primary types of glaciers exist: continental and alpine. Continental glaciers are large, dome-shaped sheets of ice and are vastly spread throughout the land.