Glacial Landforms Crossword Puzzle

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Earth Science Unit 6 Vocab

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glacier: a thick ice sheet that slowly flows under its own weight
continentalglacier: vast sheets of glacial ice that cover immense areas of relatively flat land
valley glacier: "rivers of ice" that flow down from mountainous regions
cirque: bowl-shaped depression that forms in the upper portion of a mountain
tarn: a small mountain lake that forms in a cirque
paternosterlake: one of a series of glacial lakes connected by a single stream or a braided stream system
arete: a sharp ridge that forms between two cirques
horn: a sharp pointed caused by 3 or more cirques that carve from the same point
fjord: a u-shaped valley that has filled with water
striae: large grooves formed by the glacier pushing rocks along underneath
till: huge quantity of boulders, rocks, and sediment carried along by a glacier and deposited
moraine: a large mass of till deposited by a glacier