Glaciers Worksheet

Created by fallen snow which has compressed over time forming a large ice mass.
A stream of ice flowing along a valley. It is held in place by the sides of the mountains.
Flow all the way to the sea before melting.
A ‘tongue’ of ice extending from an ice cap or ice sheet.
Large expanses of glacial ice with a slightly domed shape.
Formed when a valley glacier spreads out into a low, flat area.
Vast areas of glacial ice that smother the landscape and even extend over the ocean as ice shelves.
When a glacier reaches the sea, slabs of ice break off and float into the sea.
The erosion & transport of large chunks of rocks.
The enormous weight of the glacier & the rocks and sediments being plucked and clinging to the bottom scratch & carve the rock surface below.
As the glacier sands the rock it leaves behind long scratches that form in the direction of the glacial movement, known as...