Key defenitions p2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is a system?
A
Set of interrelated objects that are connected together to form a working unit
2
Q
What is an arete?
A
Two corries backing onto each other
3
Q
What does eustatic mean?
A
Global change of sea levels
4
Q
What is an inter glacial?
A
Warm periods
5
Q
What is oxidation?
A
Oxygen mixes with minerals within rocks
6
Q
What is solifulction?
A
Frost heave on a slope
7
Q
What is a glacial landscape?
A
Contains snow and ice all year
8
Q
What is firn?
A
year old snow
9
Q
What is basal sliding?
A
Movement of warm based glaciers
10
Q
What is internal deformation?
A
How cold based glaciers move
11
Q
What is aspect?
A
Way something faces
12
Q
What is relief?
A
Shape of the land
13
Q
What is isostatic change?
A
when the height of land increases locally