Glacial Erosion, Transport and Deposition (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards

Debris in glacier grinds against bedrock below

Freeze-thaw process removing chunks of bedrock

Scratches & grooves carved into bedrock by rocks

Extremely fine sediment from grinding debris

Material transported on glacier's surface

Material buried within the ice itself

Material at the glacier's base

Forms where two glaciers merge, combining lateral moraines

Unsorted mixture of rocks, clay & sand deposited by ice

Angular to sub-angular (not rounded by water)