Glacial Vocabulary

5. A smooth, teardrop-shaped hill formed beneath moving glacial ice.
8. The process by which rock and soil are worn away and transported by natural forces like ice, water, or wind.
9. A type of glacier that forms in mountainous regions and flows downhill through valleys
10. A bowl-shaped hollow carved into a mountainside by glacial erosion.
11. A wide, steep-sided valley carved by a glacier, shaped like the letter U.
12. A sharp, pyramid-shaped mountain peak carved by glaciers on multiple sides.

1. A massive, slow-moving river of ice formed from compacted snow over many years.
2. Unsorted glacial sediments made up of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders left behind when ice melts.
3. A ridge or pile of debris deposited along the edge or front of a glacier.
4. A type of glacier that covers vast areas of land, like in Antarctica
6. A long period of time when global temperatures drop and large ice sheets cover much of Earth’s surface.
7. Small pieces of rock, sand, and mineral material carried and deposited by glaciers, water, or wind.