glaciation processes Flashcards
1
Q
Crevasses
A
a deep wedge shaped opening in a moving mass
2
Q
Glaciers 3 things
A
erosion
transportation
deposition
3
Q
which of these is a process of glacial erosion freeze-thaw plucking rotational slip transportation
A
freeze thaw
4
Q
what is the process during glaciers put down material it has carried
A
deposition
5
Q
which 4 of these are created as a result of glacial erosion arete pyramidal peak continent corrie island tarn
A
arete
pyramidal peak
corrie
tarn
6
Q
what is a misfit river
A
what flows through a U-shaped valley created by a glacier
7
Q
how are glaciers shrinking
A
by people burning fossil fuels
8
Q
where would you find lateral moraine
A
edges of a glacier
9
Q
where would you find terminal moraine
A
the furthest point of a glacier
10
Q
where would you find medial moraine
A
where two glaciers form
11
Q
deposition meaning
A
where soil is dropped
12
Q
transportation meaning
A
where soil is moved
