Bowl-Shaped Landscape

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I’m a Glacier!
I am a glacier! I am a piece of ice that comes from the top of mountains. I start off as snow. But, sometimes I sit on the mountains for years, the next thing you know I’m sliding down a mountain. Eventually I accumulate into ice, it’s a bit nerve wrecking when it comes to coming down a mountain. It felt like ages to get down here! I change the land by reshaping landscapes whenever I pass by. When I push the land, I also pick up a couple of little friends such as sediments and dirt. I can create a cirque, meaning carving a bowl-shaped landform by using my head. I could also create a moraine (also known as till), which means I drop off my friends here. After this I sublimate which means when I turn into gas without melting into

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