Across
- 3. The general pattern of weather over a long period of time.
- 8. Snow that has compacted but not yet turned to glacial ice.
- 10. The gradual downhill movement of ice under gravity.
- 12. Smaller ice fragment, usually the size of a truck or grand piano.
- 13. The layer of permanently frozen ground in cold regions.
- 14. Large chunk of ice that has broken off from a glacier and floats freely in the sea.
- 16. Mountain peaks that protrude through an ice sheet.
- 18. Large mass of ice that forms over time from layers of compacted snow.
- 19. Medium-sized fragment of ice, larger than a growler but smaller than an iceberg.
- 20. Year-on-year addition of snow or ice to a glacier.
- 21. Vast sheets of continental ice that move slowly by ice creep.
- 22. Floating shelf of thick ice connected to the coast.
- 23. Ice that breaks away from ice shelves.
Down
- 1. Glacier that flows through narrow valleys or channels.
- 2. The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere.
- 4. The proportion of sunlight reflected by a surface, measured from 0–1.
- 5. The height and shape of the land.
- 6. Frozen landscape found in polar regions with limited vegetation.
- 7. The slow movement of ice crystals under the influence of gravity.
- 9. - A climate area that is permanently covered in ice.
- 11. The area of land found over the southern most point of earth.
- 15. The breaking away of large masses of ice from a glacier’s front.
- 17. The loss of ice from a glacier through melting.