An extensive, continuous mass of ice covering a continental scale is known as a(n)
A) tidal glacier.
B) ice sheet.
C) piedmont glacier.
D) tidewater glacier.

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An ice sheet is a large, continuous mass of ice and snow that covers an area of land, typically over 50,000 square kilometers. It is thicker than a glacier and can cover entire continents, such as Antarctica and Greenland. Tidal glaciers, piedmont glaciers, and tidewater glaciers are all types of glaciers, but they do not cover a continental scale like an ice sheet.

An Extensive, Continuous Mass of Ice Covering a Continental Scale