Erosion
Form in areas so cold that the snow stays on the ground year-round
Glaciers
Form along each side of a glacier
Lateral Moraines
A large mass of moving ice
What is a glacier
Alpine glaciers carve smooth and flat landscapes
False, Alpine glaciers carve out jagged landforms
Sharp, pyramid shaped peaks that form when three or more cirque glaciers erode a mountain
What are Horns
_____ is affected by climate. As the earth cools, glaciers grow
Glacial Movement
Form when valley glaciers with lateral moraines meet
Medial Moraines
Huge continuous masses of ice.
What are Continental Glaciers
Alpine glaciers start as snowfields in mountainous areas
True
Bowl-shaped depressions where glacial ice cuts back into the mountain walls
Cirques
Over time, the weight of the on top causes the deep-packed snow to become_____
Ice Crystals
Form from unsorted materials left beneath a glacier
Ground Moraines
______ Form in mountainous areas
What are Alpine Glaciers
Fourteen U.S. states were covered by ice during the last glacial ice period
False, it was eleven
Jagged ridges that form between two or more cirques cutting into a mountain
What are Aretes
______carve out rugged features in the mountain rocks through which they flow
Alpine glaciers
Form when sediment is dropped at the front of a glacier
Terminal Moraines
Unsorted rock material that is deposited directly by a melting glacier
What is Till
Kettle lakes form in outwash plains and are common in states such as Minnesota
True
Form when a glacier erodes a river valley from its original V shape to a U shape
U-Shaped Valleys