Glaciated landscapes Flashcards
1
Q
Ablation
A
loss of ice/ snow through melting, evaporation & sublimation
2
Q
Delta kames
A
3
Q
Eskers
A
4
Q
Pingos
A
5
Q
Patterned ground
A
6
Q
Glacial-fluvial
A
7
Q
Peri-glacial
A
at or near ice sheets
areas with:
* Permafrost (frozen ground overlain by active layer] active layer thaws & freezes seasonally)
* Freeze-thaw cycles dominate geomorphic processes (e.g. frost heave, freeze-thaw)
8
Q
Urban heat island effect
A
9
Q
Solifluctioon
A
slow flow of fine, water saturated regolith (loose layer of rocky material) from higher to lower ground
10
Q
Thermokarst
A
11
Q
Frost heave
A
12
Q
Freeze thaw
A
13
Q
Permafrost
A
Impermeable so soil overlying iy may become saturatwd and slide downslope
