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topic 3 science
glaciers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| glacier | a large mass of snow and ice that moves over land |
| terminus | the end, or outer margin, of a glacier |
| glacial till | an unsorted mixture of rock materials depostied as a glacier melts |
| moraine | rock debris carried and deposited by a glaceir |
| erratic | an isolated boulder left behind by a glacier |
| outwash plain | gravel, sand and clay carried from glaciers by melting water and streams |