Glacier Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- arete: a sharp ridge in between a corrie caused by erosion
- accumulation: the gathering together of rain, snow and ice
- ablation: the melting of glacial ice
- erosion: the removal and transport of soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location
- plucking: blocks of rock pulled away by the moving ice
- creavasses: gaps in a glacier caused by material getting in the way of its movement
- weathering: breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on earth's surface
- abrasion: rocks within the ice scratch and scrape the surface
- glacier: a large moving mass of ice
- glacial budget: the balance of accumulation and ablation
- basal sliding: ice melting at the bottom of a glacier, making it move faster
- freeze thaw: a type of weathering that occurs in glacial landscapes.
- corrie: an armchair-shaped hollow with steep back and sides
