When a valley glacier leaves the mountains and enters the relative flat lands below, it may spread out to form ________.

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When a valley glacier reaches a flatter area, it may spread out and form a piedmont glacier. Ice caps are large, dome-shaped glaciers that completely cover mountains, ice shelves are floating platforms of ice on the ocean, and lateral moraines are ridges of rock and debris that form along the edges of glaciers.

When a Valley Glacier Leaves the Mountains and Enters the Relative