Glaciation 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyGlacial landscapes and processesGCSEOther Created by: erincerysCreated on: 03-04-14 21:46 Abrasion a form of erosion that wears away the land through scouring with rocks and ice 1 of 10 plucking When ice sticks to rocks and then pulls them away as the glacier moves 2 of 10 Freexe-Thaw weathering caused by water freezing in rock crack and then expanding and breaking the rock up 3 of 10 tarn another name for a corrie lake it is when water gathers in a corrie that has been shaped by a glacier 4 of 10 pyramidal peak a pointed mountain between three or more corries 5 of 10 arete a narrow ridge between two corries 6 of 10 Hanging valley the step when a small glacial valley joins a large glacial valley and usually has a waterfall 7 of 10 Corrie a deep rounded hollow found in glaciated uplands 8 of 10 U-shaped valley a deep and rounded trough that has been shaped by a glacier and has a flat base and steep sidea 9 of 10 moraine rocks transported and deposited by a glacier 10 of 10
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