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Geography Fluvioglacial landforms Flashcards

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What is Névé

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Granular snow consisting of low density ice crystals

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What is Sublimation

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The transition of ice to water vapor without the liquid stage

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What is Accumulation

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The addition of snow or ice in a glacier

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What is Ablation

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The natural removal of snow or ice from a glacier

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What is Accumulation Zone

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The area of net gain in a glacier

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The net area of loss in a glacier

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Ablation Zone

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The height of land in relation to sea level

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Altitude

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The distance North or South of the equator

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Latitude

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Areas of permanently frozen ground

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Permafrost

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What is Soil

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Any loose material at the surface of the Earth capable of supporting life

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What are Crevasses

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deep fissure or fracture in the glacier

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What is Basal Sliding

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Large scale movement of ice as a result of subglacial meltwater

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What is the Pressure Melting Point

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The temperature at which ice under pressure melts (can be below freezing)

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What are Seracs

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Streep faults in the surface of the glacier

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What is Extensional Flow

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Ice moving faster at the front resulting in crevasses

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What is Compressional Flow

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Ice moving slower at the front resulting in a build up of ice

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What are Glaciomarine Sediments

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Matter deposited in a marine setting by a combination of glacier and marine related processes

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What is Nivation

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The erosion of the ground and sides of a hollow as a result of continued freeze-thaw

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Define Abrasion

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Rubbing together of rocks

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The erosion of the ground and sides of a hollow as a result of continued freeze-thaw

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Bergschrund

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Rocks and sediments carried and then deposited by a glacier it forms a

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Moraine

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On the surface of a glacier

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Supraglacial

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Inside the glacier

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Englacial

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Underneath the glacier

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Subglacial

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