Chapter 12 crossword

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Across
  1. 3. area - Areas lower to the ground where ice begins to move
  2. 8. - a weather condition in an area measured over a long period
  3. 9. - plucked rocks become stuck in the base of the glacier. When the glacier moves the rocks abrade and scrape and smooth to surface.
  4. 10. - a steep sided ridge beside two cirques
  5. 12. sheets - When glaciers melt and others join together
  6. 13. - the warmer period of the ice age
Down
  1. 1. - A V shaped valley that was flattened by the movement of a large glacier and became a U shaped valley.
  2. 2. - A great river of ice
  3. 4. - A pyramid shaped mountain that was eroded by many cirques
  4. 5. Age - A glacial episode during a past geological period
  5. 6. - Also known as Corrie is a large hallow on the side of the mountain. It has three steep sides and is the birth place of a glacier.
  6. 7. - A lake inside a cirque
  7. 11. - When the ice moves the friction creates heat which causes the base to melt. The melted water flowed into the rock and then refreezes around the rocks. When the ice moves forward it can pull chunks of rock out of the ground.