Glaciers

6 important questions on Glaciers

Whats a Glacier

A large ice mass, often shaped like a river.

Whats a cirque

A bowl-like shape in the side of a mountain, often the staring point of a glacier

What are glacial periods

Times in earth's history when the overall average temperature of the earth was much lower
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Whats hanging valley

A valley created by a tributary glacier which hangs above the main valley

What is a arete

A very narrow edge, formed because glaciers being on either side of a ridge

How glaciers can form the landscape

Through plucking and abrasion the glacier erodes the landscape.

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