Cirque Flashcards by OB AJAYI | Brainscape

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Appearance of cirque

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Armchair-shaped hollow on hillside above glacial valley

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Formation of cirque

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Pre-glacial hollow enlarged by plucking and abrasion as ice moves in rotational manner under gravity

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What scale is cirque

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Macro-scale

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