to glacier

Examples

• All

• The mountain valleys were glaciered over thousands of years, creating deep U-shaped valleys.

• Scientists study areas that have been glaciered to understand past climate changes.

• During the last ice age, much of the region was glaciered, leaving behind unique landforms.

• Did you know that glaciers glacier the landscape?

• The valley was glaciered over thousands of years.

• The mountain valleys were glaciered for thousands of years, resulting in deep U-shaped formations.

• Geologists study areas that have been glaciered to uncover information about historical climate shifts.

Synonyms

G

to glaciate

vsto glacier

• Specialized

1 9.9

To become covered by ice or glaciers

refers to being worn or shaped by moving ice rather than only covered

Antonyms

E

to expose

146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

Compounds

C

continental glacier

• Specialized

6.8

A huge sheet of ice that covers most of a continent and spreads outward from its center

A

Alpine glacier

5.2

A large river of ice in a mountain valley that slowly moves downhill

A

alpine glacier

• Specialized

6.0

A large mass of ice that forms in a high mountain valley and slowly moves down it

M

Mendenhall Glacier

7.6

A large river of ice near Juneau, Alaska that many people visit

G

glacier lily

• US

8.5

A small plant with bright yellow flowers that grows near melting snow in high mountains

G

glacier mill

• Specialized

9.9

A deep vertical hole in a glacier where melt water falls through the ice

G

Great Mendenhall Glacier

6.6

A large glacier near Juneau, Alaska that people can visit to see blue ice

P

Piedmont glacier

• Specialized

9.3

A large mass of ice that forms when ice in valleys join and spread out at a mountain base

P

polar glacier

5.1

A large mass of ice that forms near the North or South Pole

Surface Forms

Etymology