Glacial Features

Front

What is the process called when icebergs form as a glacier flows into a body of water and cracks apart?

Back

Calving

Front

What are depressions formed as stranded ice blocks melt in outwash called?

Back

Kettles

Front

What are jagged ridges that form on mountains due to glacial erosion?

Back

Aretes

Front

What is a sharp, pyramid-shaped peak formed by glacial erosion called?

Back

Horn

Front

What are long, winding ridges formed by glacial deposits called?

Back

Eskers

Front

What term describes large boulders that have been transported by glacial ice?

Back

Erratics

Front

What is the term for a U-shaped valley formed by the erosion of a glacier?

Back

Glacial Valley

Front

What are the bowl-shaped depressions at the head of a glacier called?

Back

Cirques

Front

What is the term for the process of sediment being carried away by glacial meltwater?

Back

Outwash

Front

What is the name of the landform created when a glacier retreats and leaves behind a mound of till?

Back

Drumlin