Glaciers

Question 1

Glacier

Answer 1

Large mass of ice , shaped like river flows very slowly down slopes

Question 2

Ice sheet

Answer 2

Thick layer of ice covers more than 50,000 sq km covers landscape including mountains and valleys

Question 3

Erosion

Answer 3

the wearing away of the land

Question 4

Weathering

Answer 4

when rock/ice is exposed to weather conditions which cause it to change

Question 5

Plucking

Answer 5

Rocks freeze into bottom and sides of glacier as it moves down hill it removes the rocks into the glacier form the ground

Question 6

Abrasion

Answer 6

Glacier moves down rocks frozen to base and sides scrape rockes beneath rocks act like sandpapered and leaves scratches

Question 7

Freeze-thaw weathering

Answer 7

Water freezes in crack and expands, eventually makes rock break

Question 8

Corrie

Answer 8

Deep depression on hill with steep balk wall

Question 9

Pyramidal peak

Answer 9

Sharp edged mountain where 2 or more arêtes meet

Question 10

Arête

Answer 10

Knife edged ridge often formed between two corréis

Question 11

U shaped valley

Answer 11

Wide steep sided valley eroded by glacier

Question 12

Tarn

Answer 12

Depression on hill formed by glacier now full of melt water

Question 13

Avalanche sheds

Answer 13

Covers road protects from avalanche

Question 14

Where is montroc

Answer 14

Small village in chamonix valley

Question 15

When did the montroc avalanche happen?

Answer 15

February 9 1999

Question 16

Impact of montroc avalanche

Answer 16

14 buildings were destroyed and 6 damaged
12 people were killed
Montroc was cut off and only accessible by air
The mayor of Chamonix was found guilty of second degree murder for failing to evacuate
Montoc in advance