27.2 continued Flashcards
What are two types of glaciers?
Valley and continental glaciers.
Where do valley glaciers form?
High Mountainous regions.
Where do Continental glaciers form?
Form in colder climates and occupy large land areas.
Where are the two continental glaciers located?
Greenland and Antarctica.
What is a cirque?
Bowl shaped basins.
What is an arete?
Long sharp ridge line between valley glaciers.
What is a horn in a mountainous region?
Sharpened peaks.
What shape of valley do valley glaciers form?
U shaped valleys
What are tributary glaciers?
Small glaciers that feed into the large glaciers.
What type of valleys do tributary glaciers form?
hanging valleys.
On which side of a sand dune does erosion occur?
On the windward side
On which side does deposition occur on?
The leeward side
What is deflation?
The removal of small particles by wind, leaving heavier particles behind.
What is desert pavement?
When small particles are removed, the remaining surface.
The shape and sizes of land forms being eroded by wind depend on what?
Wind speed, amount of time the wind blows, sediment supply.
