Glaciers : Key Words (so far)

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Across
  1. 3. The zone in which more snow is accumulated than lost.
  2. 4. The end of the glacier.
  3. 6. When two corries form back-to-back, a steep ridge is created, known as what?
  4. 7. The period in which ice covered most of the UK.
  5. 8. The continent with the most glaciers
  6. 10. Also known as a cirque, is a bowl-shaped depression with steep back walls.
Down
  1. 1. Snow turns to ice through this process.
  2. 2. Scratches on rocks that have been caused by the movement of glacial ice.
  3. 3. The zone in which melting is greater than accumulation.
  4. 5. The force that contributes towards the downhill movement of glaciers.
  5. 7. When three or more corries erode a mountain back-to-back, the arêtes form a pyramidal _____
  6. 9. A deep crack that forms in a glacier as a result of the glacier's movement, creating potentially hazardous openings in the ice.