Erosional Landforms (AQA A-Level Geography): Quizzes
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What is a tarn?
What is a tarn?
A small lake in a corrie basin
On which slopes do corries mainly form in the British Isles?
On which slopes do corries mainly form in the British Isles?
North-, northeast- & east-facing slopes
What type of ice movement creates the over-deepened basin in a corrie?
What type of ice movement creates the over-deepened basin in a corrie?
Rotational flow
How is an arête formed?
How is an arête formed?
Two corries erode backwards towards each other
How many corries must erode a mountain to form a pyramidal peak?
How many corries must erode a mountain to form a pyramidal peak?
Three or more
What is the cross-sectional shape of a glacial trough?
What is the cross-sectional shape of a glacial trough?
U-shaped
Why do hanging valleys form?
Why do hanging valleys form?
Main glacier eroded much deeper than tributary
Which side of a roche moutonnée is smooth and polished?
Which side of a roche moutonnée is smooth and polished?
Stoss slope (up-valley side)
Which process creates the jagged lee slope of a roche moutonnée?
Which process creates the jagged lee slope of a roche moutonnée?
Plucking
What is a fjord?
What is a fjord?
A drowned glacial valley flooded by sea