Chapter 12-Glaciers

linked student papers
glaciers
          Glacial Erosion- Kevin Demater  (Spring 2007)         
          Glaciers- Zenia Franco  (Spring 2005)
          Glaciers in Iowa- Ryan Fitzpatrick  (Fall 2007)
          Melting Glaciers- Ruben Herrera (Fall 2006)
          Lake Agassiz- James Bergseid  (Spring 2007)

VOCABULARY

valley glacier

continental glacier

firn

required thickness of ice for a glacier to flow

crevasses

bergschrund

cirque

arete

horn

U-shaped valley

hanging valley

zone of accumulation

zone of wastage (ablation)

glacial plucking

glacial till

rock flour

loess

outwash plains

glacial striations

glacial grooves

glacial polish

erratics

moraines
  terminal
  lateral

esker

kettle

drumlin

Ice Ages

effects on sea level

crustal rebound and earthquakes