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Moranis
are accumulations of dirt and rocks that have fallen onto the glacier surface or have been pushed along by the glacier as it moves. The...


Greenhouse Gases
A greenhouse gas (sometimes abbreviated GHG) is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range. Greenhouse...


Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels are formed by natural processes of decomposition of dead and buried plants, animals, and other organisms. They got buried...


Cirque
A cirque is an amphitheater-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie and cwm. A cirque may...


Glaciers
A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of...


Ice Sheet
An ice sheet, also known as a continental glacier, is a mass of glacial ice that covers surrounding terrain and is greater than...


Weather Pattern
A weather pattern occurs when the weather stays the same for days or weeks at a time. The patterns of weather are tied to the four...


Arid
Having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.
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