chapter 19

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Across
  1. 2. Fine rock powder created by glacier movement, giving meltwater a milky color.
  2. 5. A body of water formed in front of a retreating glacier.
  3. 9. A glacier confined to a mountain region.
  4. 10. A vast, continuous glacier covering a large land area, like Antarctica.
  5. 13. The process by which a glacier loses ice through melting or sublimation.
  6. 14. A glacier flowing down a valley, often originating from an alpine glacier.
Down
  1. 1. Changes in Earth's orbit and tilt influencing ice ages and glaciations.
  2. 3. A large ice mass covering mountainous terrain, feeding smaller glaciers.
  3. 4. The sliding of a glacier over its bed due to melting at the base.
  4. 5. The epoch known for extensive glaciations and shaping of Earth's surface.
  5. 6. The process by which snow and ice build up on a glacier.
  6. 7. A large mass of ice that moves under its own weight.
  7. 8. A small glacier occupying a bowl-shaped depression in a mountain.
  8. 11. The slow, internal deformation of glacial ice under pressure.
  9. 12. A ridge or mound of debris deposited by a glacier.