Across
- 3. The cryosphere is the frozen water part of the Earth system. Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska. One part of the cryosphere is ice that is found in water. This includes frozen parts of the ocean.
- 4. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
- 5. a steep-sided mound of sand and gravel deposited by a melting ice sheet
- 7. a dome-shaped mound consisting of a layer of soil over a large core of ice, occurring in permafrost areas.
- 8. water formed by the melting of snow and ice, especially from a glacier.
Down
- 1. a long ridge of gravel and other sediment, typically having a winding course, deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier or ice sheet.
- 2. a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.
- 3. a deep open crack, especially found in a glacier
- 6. a low oval mound or small hill, typically one of a group, consisting of compacted boulder clay molded by past glacial action.