Galciers Note

What causes glaciers to flow slowly downhill?

Gravity.

What are glaciers that form high in the mountains called?

Alpine glaciers.

What type of glaciers cover entire landmasses and move outwards from the center?

Continental glaciers.

What is the process called when large pieces break off a glacier that reaches the ocean?

Calving.

What shape do glaciers create in the valleys they travel through?

U-shaped valleys.

Deep scratches left in rock by glaciers are known as __________?

Glacial striations.

What are the piles of sediments deposited by melting glaciers called?

Glacial till.

What term refers to the large piles of unsorted sediment left by glaciers?

Terminal moraines.

What are large boulders transported and deposited by glaciers called?

Glacial erratics.

What is an elongated hill of deposited glacial till known as?

Drumlin.

What is a kettle or kettle lake?

A depression in the ground caused by melting glaciers, common in glaciated areas.

What region is formed by streams from melting glaciers depositing sorted sediments?

Outwash plain.

What formed the Great Lakes and Finger Lakes?

U-shaped valleys.

What do you call the glaciers that flow downhill like rivers of ice?

Alpine glaciers.