Glaciation Flashcards
(50 cards)
What is the process by which glaciers move?
Glaciers move through the process of internal deformation and basal sliding.
True or False: Glacial ice is a type of sedimentary rock.
False
What is the term for the material that glaciers pick up and transport?
Moraine
What type of glacier forms in high mountain areas?
Cirque glacier
What is the term for the end of a glacier where ice is melting faster than it is being replenished?
Glacial terminus
What is the term for the process of glaciers melting and depositing sediment?
Glacial deposition
What is the term for a large ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier?
Moraine
What is the term for a bowl-shaped depression at the head of a glacier?
Cirque
What is the term for a valley carved out by a glacier?
U-shaped valley
What is the term for a sharp peak formed by glacial erosion?
Horn
What is the term for a long, narrow ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier?
Esker
What is the term for a deposit of sediment left by a glacier that has melted away?
Kame
What is the term for a large mass of ice that covers a wide area?
Ice sheet
What is the term for a long, narrow glacier that forms in a valley?
Valley glacier
What is the term for the process by which glaciers erode the land?
Glacial erosion
What is the term for a mound of till deposited by a melting glacier?
Kame
What is the term for the steep back wall of a cirque?
Headwall
What is the term for the sharp ridge between two cirques?
Arete
What is the term for the deep depression between two cirques?
Col
What is the term for a glacier that flows out of a cirque?
Valley glacier
What is the term for the process by which a glacier deposits sediment as it melts?
Glacial deposition
What is the term for the frozen mass of ice that forms a glacier?
Firn
What is the term for the process by which glaciers grind away at the land beneath them?
Abrasion
What is the term for the slow movement of glaciers down a slope?
Flow
