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Glacier Shite

This class was created by Brainscape user Charlie Lattimore. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Charlie Lattimore
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Decks in this class (17)

Glacial System
Glacial inputs,
Glacial outputs,
Mass balance
6  cards
Movement
Temperate glacier,
Polar glacier,
Polythermal glacier
7  cards
Types of Movement
Basal slip,
Internal deformation,
Forms of basal slip
7  cards
Erosion
Abrasion,
Plucking,
2 steps involved with plucking
10  cards
Cirques
What is a cirque,
Processes which deepen hollow,
How does a cirque form over time
8  cards
Erosional Landforms
Macro,
Glacial trough,
Truncated spur
8  cards
Permafrost
Permafrost,
Talik,
Active layer
4  cards
Deposition
Transportation positions,
Deposition processes,
Ice ablation
7  cards
Till
General till characteristics,
Till diamicton,
Ablation till
4  cards
Depositional Landforms
2 types of depositional landform,
Drumlins,
Drumlin size profile
6  cards
Moraine
Lateral,
Medial,
Terminal
5  cards
Glaciofluvial landforms
Categories of glaciofluvial landform,
Ice contact landforms,
Outwash proglacial landforms
8  cards
Periglacial Landforms/Processes
Nivation hollow,
Ground contraction forms,
Frost heave forms
12  cards
Glacier Economics
Economic value of glaciers,
Farming benefits,
Farming impacts
8  cards
Active + Relict
Active landscape,
Relict landscape,
Active characteristics
4  cards
Management
Do nothing,
Business as usual,
Sustainable exploitation
6  cards
Natural Threats
3 natural threats,
Gof,
Lahar
6  cards

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