ch 18 crosswordpuzzle
Across
- 2. An elongated, streamlined hill formed by the movement of glaciers over glacial till.
- 6. Cap A smaller version of an ice sheet, covering a limited area but still able to flow outwards from its center.
- 7. A steep, glacially-carved valley flooded by the sea, typically found in coastal regions.
- 8. A sharp ridge formed between two glacial valleys.
- 10. A massive, continuous sheet of ice that covers a large area of land, such as in Antarctica or Greenland.
- 12. Erratic A large rock or boulder that has been transported and deposited by a glacier, often differing from local rocks.
- 13. A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land, shaping the landscape through erosion and deposition.
- 14. A mountain peak or rock outcrop that protrudes above a glacier.
Down
- 1. A glacier that forms in mountainous regions and moves through valleys.
- 3. A valley with a characteristic U-shape formed by the erosion of a glacier.
- 4. An accumulation of debris (soil, rocks, etc.) that is transported by a glacier and deposited at its edges or end.
- 5. A bowl-shaped depression formed by glacial erosion at the head of a valley.
- 9. A long, winding ridge of gravel and sand deposited by meltwater streams beneath a glacier.
- 11. Unsorted, unstratified debris deposited directly by glacial ice.
- 12. Outwash Sediments deposited by meltwater from a glacier, typically forming layered deposits.