Glacial Landcape Glossary

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  • Created on: 01-05-17 16:08
snout
End of the glacier
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Freeze-Thaw weathering
water gets into cracks of the water and freezes
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Plucking
When rock gets frozen to the base/sides of the rock and plucked from the ground/rock face.
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Abrasion
When trapped sediment erodes the cliff edge. Uses sediment from plucking.
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Moraine
Different types of rocks that are deposited by a glacier
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Erratics
Unusual rock deposited by a glacier.
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Card 2

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water gets into cracks of the water and freezes

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Freeze-Thaw weathering

Card 3

Front

When rock gets frozen to the base/sides of the rock and plucked from the ground/rock face.

Back

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Card 4

Front

When trapped sediment erodes the cliff edge. Uses sediment from plucking.

Back

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Card 5

Front

Different types of rocks that are deposited by a glacier

Back

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