Chapter 8 - Weathering and Erosion - Tri 3 - Year 8 Flashcards by Klara Davidson | Brainscape

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Glacier

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Large moving mass of ice.

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Valley Glacier

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Moving Mass of ice formed in the mountains

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Continental Glacier

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Moving mass of ice covering large land mass.

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Grooves

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deep depressions carved out by glaciers

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weathering

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break down of material

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Erosion

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Breaking down of material and moving it

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Deposition

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Dropped material from a glacier

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deflation

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Blowing away of loose sediment

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Abrasion

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Sand striking rock

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Ventifacts

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Rocks worn down by sediment

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Loess

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Fine sediment

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Dunes

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Mounds of sand

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The 2 types of glacial erosion

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Continental and valley glacier

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how do we know if glaciers were in an area

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Glacial grooves and polish

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Till

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bulldozed material

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Outwash

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From meltwater

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The great lakes were formed during…

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The ice age

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The 4 agents of erosion

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Gravity, glaciers, wind, water

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Which agent moves the largest rocks

A

Glaciers

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Which agent moves the most sediment?

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Water

Q

Movement of rock, soil, or snow down a slope

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Mass movement

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Creep

A

Sediments slowly inch down hill

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Moraine

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mounds of till deposited directly from the glacier

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how do glaciers move?

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The bottom part melts from the pressure

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Cirque

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Bowl shaped

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Arete

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A ridge

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Horn

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A peak

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U shaped valley

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Eroded v-shaped valley

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Hanging valley

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waterfall from two different valleys at different elevations

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Esker

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A long ridge

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Erratic

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Random rock

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Drumlin

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hill of till parallel to glacial flow

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Kettle lake

A

Depression from a glacier filled with water