vocab topic 2 Flashcards
Glacier
A large mass of moving compressed ice and snow.
Icefall
A frozen waterfall is made when a glacier flows over a steep cliff.
Valley Glacier
a glacier that forms in mountain ranges.
Horn
a sharp mountain peak shaped by glaciers.
Moraine
a landform made by glacial till
Meltwater
the runoff from melting snow
Meltwater
the runoff from melting snow
Till
unsorted material deposited by glaciers
Arete
a mountain range carved by two or more glaciers from several directions.
Striations
marks on rock and mountains that are left behind from glaciers.
Calve
when the ice breaks off from continental glaciers and become icebergs.
Icebergs
large chunks of ice that break off from continental glaciers.
Continental Glacier
A glacier that covers almost an entire continent.
Icefield
An area that feeds two or more glaciers at once.
Crevasse
A deep crack or break in the ice.
