CH 17 Glaciers

Front

What type of glacier forms in a mountainous area?

Back

alpine

Front

A gigantic mass of moving ice

Back

glacier

Front

What type of glacier covers huge areas of land?

Back

continental

Front

Unsorted rock material deposited directly by ice as it melts.

Back

Till

Front

What are jagged ridges that form on mountains called?

Back

aretes

Front

Glaciers form when _____

Back

more snow falls than melts

Front

_____ are enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers, often far from their source region.

Back

Erratics

Front

A _____ is a tear-drop-shaped hill created by ice flow over and around till deposit.

Back

drumlin

Front

A _____ are depressions formed as stranded ice blocks melt in outwash.

Back

kettles

Front

What is a bowl-shaped depression on the side of a mountain formed by glacial erosion?

Back

cirque