Glacial Landforms Flashcards
1
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Arete
A
A knife-edged ridge, often formed between two corries
2
Q
Corrie
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Depression in the mountain (armchair shaped)
3
Q
Pyramidal peak
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A sharp-edged mountain peak, where 3 or more aretes meet
4
Q
U shaped valley
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A wide steep sided valley eroded by a glacier.
When a glacier has more deeply eroded less resistant rock.
5
Q
Describe the formation of a u shaped valley
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A u shaped valley is a wide steep valley eroded by a glacier. This happens when a glacier has deeply eroded (abrasion and plucking) less resistant rock.
