Quizlet 10 Science Terms

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  1. Basal Slip: The process that causes the ice at the base of a glacier to melt and the glacier to slide.
  2. Crevasse: In a glacier, a large crack or fissure that results from ice movement.
  3. Firn: Cycles of partial melting and refreezing change the snow into grainy ice.
  4. Glacier: A large mass of moving ice.
  5. Hard Water: Water with high concentrations of calcite.
  6. internal plastic flow: The process by which glaciers flow slowly as grains of ice deform under pressure and slide over each other.
  7. Snowfield: At high elevations and in polar regions, snow may remain on the ground all year and form an almost motionless mass of permanent snow and ice.
  8. Snowline: The elevation above which ice and snow remain throughout the year.
  9. Soft Water: Water with low concentrations of calcite.
  10. Travertine: A substance that forms around the edges of a spring.