Erosional landforms 1 (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Quizzes
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What shape are corries?
What shape are corries?
Bowl-shaped hollows
Which three processes cause glacial erosion?
Which three processes cause glacial erosion?
Freeze-thaw, abrasion, plucking
How does freeze-thaw weathering break rocks?
How does freeze-thaw weathering break rocks?
Water freezes & expands in cracks
What is abrasion in glacial erosion?
What is abrasion in glacial erosion?
Glacier scraping bedrock like sandpaper
How does plucking erode rock?
How does plucking erode rock?
Glacier freezes onto rock & pulls it away
Where does maximum erosion occur in a corrie?
Where does maximum erosion occur in a corrie?
Where ice is thickest & heaviest
What are tarns?
What are tarns?
Small circular lakes in corries
What is scree?
What is scree?
Loose rock debris on slopes
How do arêtes form?
How do arêtes form?
Two corries erode back-to-back
What is the stoss side of a roche moutonnée?
What is the stoss side of a roche moutonnée?
Smooth upstream side from abrasion
What is the lee side of a roche moutonnée?
What is the lee side of a roche moutonnée?
Rough downstream side from plucking
What does 'roches moutonnées' mean?
What does 'roches moutonnées' mean?
Sheep rocks