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