Glaciation Key Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Arête
A
Knife-edge ridge often found at the back of a Corrie/separating two glaciated valleys
2
Q
Pyramidal peak
A
3/more carries formed on a mountain, erosion causes a peak
3
Q
Corries
A
Large hollowed out depression found on the upper slopes of glaciated valleys
4
Q
Tarn
A
A corrie lake
5
Q
Net ablation
A
More melting than snowfall
Input < outputs
6
Q
Net accumulation
A
More snowfall than melting
Inputs > outputs
7
Q
Till
A
Broken rock fragments
Left behind when glacier retreats
8
Q
25,000 years ago covered all of ________, __________, ______________ & majority of _________
A
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
England
9
Q
Ribbon lakes
A
Long, thin lakes that collect from meltwater and rainwater after glacier has melted.
