Glaciation revision crossword Oct 19

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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The leading edge of a glacier; also known as the glacier snout.
A moraine found near the terminus of a glacier; also known as an end moraine.
A random mixture of finely crushed rock, sand, pebbles, and boulders deposited by a glacier.
The long, parallel scratches and grooves produced in rocks underneath a glacier as it moves over them.
A moraine formed when two adjacent glaciers flow into each other and their lateral moraines are caught in the middle of the joined glacier.
A moraine deposited along the side of a valley glacier.
The movement of ice inside a glacier through the deformation and realignment of ice crystals; also known as creep.
A high mountain peak that forms when the walls of three or more glacial cirques intersect.
A shallow glacial trough that leads into the side of a larger, main glacial trough.
A U-shaped valley carved out of a V-shaped stream valley by the movement of a valley glacier.
A deep glacial trough submerged with seawater.
A large boulder that a glacier deposits on a surface made of different rock.
A deep, nearly vertical crack that develops in the upper portion of glacier ice.
The gradual wearing away of Earth surfaces through the action of wind and water.
A bowl-shaped depression carved out of a mountain by an alpine glacier.
The sliding of a glacier over the ground on a layer of water.
A sharp-edged ridge of rock formed between adjacent cirque glaciers.
The ___________ ZONE of a glacier is where mass is increased through snowfall at a greater rate than snow and ice is lost through ablation
The ________ ZONE of a glacier is where mass is lost through melting or evaporation at a greater rate than snow and ice accumulate.
The granular ice formed by the re-crystallisation of snow; also known as névé.

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