Erosional Process Marks Flashcards

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1
Q

glacier moves downhill…

A

…due to gravity

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2
Q

a bergshrund crevasse…

A

…may open up at the back of the hollow

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3
Q

rotational sliding…

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…overdeepens the hollow

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4
Q

the valley becomes…

A

…wider and straighter

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5
Q

often with a misfit stream which…

A

…no longer fits the valley floor

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6
Q

Corrie named example

A

Brown Cove

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7
Q

Aréte named example

A

Striding Edge

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8
Q

U-shaped valley named example

A

Glencoe

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9
Q

Ribbon lake named example

A

Lake Windermere

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