1C: Glaciated Upland Landscapes and Processes Flashcards by Theo TURNER | Brainscape

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Define ice sheet

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Define valley glacier

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What is the zone of accumulation?

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What is the zone of ablation?

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Define calving

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Define the glacial budget

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Explain the process of freeze-thaw weathering

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Explain the process of abrasion

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What is a striation?

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Explain the process of plucking?

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What is rotational slip?

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What is basal sliding?

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Define moraine

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Define bulldozing

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Define scree

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Define corrie/cirque/cwm

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What is a tarn and where is it found?

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What is neve?

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What is the Bergschrund crevasse?

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What is an arete and where is it formed?

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What is a pyramidal peak?

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Define glacial trough/U-shaped valley

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What is a truncated spur?

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What is a hanging valley?

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What is a misfit stream?

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What is a ribbon lake?

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What is a Roche moutonee?

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Define till

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Define outwash

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Define ‘a glacial period’

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Define an ‘inter-glacial period’

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What is ground moraine?

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What is lateral moraine?

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What is medial moraine?

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What is terminal moraine?

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What is recessional moraine?

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At what point on the glacier is the ‘snout’ found?

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Define erratic

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What is a drumlin?

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What is a crag and tail?

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Define meltwater

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