Glacial systems and landscapes 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyGlacial systems and landscapesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: morganarabellaCreated on: 05-02-18 12:17 what is an arete a steep-sided, sharp-edged bedrock ridge formed by two glaciers eroding away on opposite sides of the ridge 1 of 12 what is a cirque / corrie / cwm a semicircular shaped bedrock feature created as glaciers scour back into the mountain 2 of 12 what is a col a low spot along a cirque / arete 3 of 12 what is a groove an elongate depression carved out of bedrock as numerous rocks at the base scour away at underlying bedrock 4 of 12 what is a hanging valley a valley eroded by a small tributary river, at a higher elevation 5 of 12 what is a headwall the steep back wall of a cirque 6 of 12 what is a horn / pyramidal peak the mountain peak caused by several glaciers eroding at different sides of the same mountain 7 of 12 what are paternoster lakes a chain of lakes in a glacial valley 8 of 12 what are striations lines etched in bedrock, indicate the orientation of glacial flow 9 of 12 what is a tarn a glacial lake caused by scouring, found in cirques 10 of 12 what is a truncated spur a drainage divide that has been cut off as the valley straightens out 11 of 12 what is a U-shaped valley / glacial trough a glacially eroded valley 12 of 12
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