Book 20, Question 107
What Carved the Giant Bowls Near Mountaintops?
Glaciers carve bowl-shaped hollows near mountaintops, and the bowls are called cirques. They look like giant armchairs carved right into the mountain. Ice moves very slowly, yet it is a surprisingly powerful sculptor, and it works for thousands of years.
More fun facts
- The giant bowls near mountaintops are called cirques.
- Glaciers carve them into mountains and valley walls.
- They are shaped like amphitheaters.
- After the glaciers melt, lakes called tarns often fill them.
- Cirques are found at high elevations.
Sources: National Park Service
Questions kids ask
What carves a cirque?
Glaciers carve these amphitheater-shaped bowls into mountains.