TERM 1
Mountain Glaciers
DEFINITION 1
Glaciers that flow from high to low elevation in mountain
settings.
TERM 2
Continental Glaciers
DEFINITION 2
Vast ice sheets covering large land areas. Flows outward
from thickest part of the sheet.
TERM 3
Basal Sliding
DEFINITION 3
The act of a glacier sliding over the bed before it due to
meltwater under the ice acting as a lubricant.
TERM 4
Plastic Deformation
DEFINITION 4
The mass of ice slowly changes shape internally; glaciers that
are frozen to the ground.
TERM 5
Crevasse
DEFINITION 5
A deep crack in an ice sheet or glacier.
