Europe: from the mountains to the sea - Rivers of ice

11 important questions on Europe: from the mountains to the sea - Rivers of ice

What is a firn basin?

A basin high in the mountains where firn collects.

What is a glacier?

Ice field that is moving very slowly down a mountain.

What does mechanical weathering mean?

Weathering that does not change the compostition of rock.
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What is a lateral moraine?

Glacier debras on the sides of an ice lobe.

What is a ground moraine?

Sedinment left behind when a glacier melts.

What is a U-valley?

U-valley is caused by breaks in a glacier.

What is a glacial tunnel?

Tunnel that forms when meltwater collects at the foot of a glacier.

What is a glacial terminus?

Place where meltwater exits a glacier.

What is a glacial river?

River that transports both meltwater and rainwater.

What is an ice age?

Period in which the avarega temperature of the earth dropped by a few degrees. The amount of snow that falls is more than the amount of snow that melts.

What is a fjord?

Sea valley that has filled with water.

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