Glacier:
Any large
mass of ice
that moves
slowly over
land
VALLEY GLACIER:
CONTINENTAL GLACIER:
Valley Glacier:
A long, narrow
glacier that forms
when snow and
ice build up in a
mountain valley
-
Found on
high
mountains
-
Stay in
valley/follow
valley
Continental
Glacier:
A glacier that
covers much
of a continent
or large island
-
Larger than
valley
glaciers
-
Spread out
in all
directions
Ice Ages:
Times in the
past when
continental
glaciers
covered large
parts of
Earth’s
surface
Ice Ages:
Times in the
past when
continental
glaciers
covered large
parts of
Earth’s
surface

Form where more
snow falls than melts

Pressure compacts
snow into ice

Gravity pulls glacier
downhill
PLUCKING

The process by which a
glacier picks up rocks as it
flows over the land
ABRASION

Rocks stick to the bottom
of glacier, scrape across the
land, and scratch bedrock
Till:
The sediment
deposited by
a glacier
Fjord:
A glacial
valley filled
with
seawater
Erosion
Fjord:
A glacial
valley filled
with
seawater
Erosion
Horn:
A sharpened
peak on top
of a
mountain –
glaciers have
carved away
the sides
Erosion
Horn:
A sharpened
peak on top
of a
mountain –
glaciers have
carved away
the sides
Erosion
Cirque:
A bowlshaped
hollow area
eroded by a
glacier
Erosion
Cirque:
A bowlshaped
hollow area
eroded by a
glacier
Erosion
Arête:
A sharp ridge
separating
two cirques
Erosion
Arête:
A sharp ridge
separating
two cirques
Erosion
Glacial Lake:
A long lake,
eroded by
plucking and
abrasion
Erosion
Glacial Lake:
A long lake,
eroded by
plucking and
abrasion
Erosion
U-Shaped
Valley:
Shape of a
valley
created by a
glacier
Erosion
U-Shaped
Valley:
Shape of a
valley
created by a
glacier
Erosion
Moraine:
A ridge
formed by
the till
deposited at
the edge of a
glacier
Deposition
Moraine:
A ridge
formed by
the till
deposited at
the edge of a
glacier
Deposition
Drumlin:
A long
mound of till
that is
smoothed in
the direction
of a glacier’s
flow
Deposition
Drumlin:
A long
mound of till
that is
smoothed in
the direction
of a glacier’s
flow
Deposition
Kettle Lake:
Forms when
melting ice
forms a
depression in
till and it fills
with water
No water =
Kettle
Deposition
Kettle Lake:
Forms when
melting ice
forms a
depression in
till and it fills
with water
No water =
Kettle
Deposition