Glaciers (Junior Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What happens during plucking when water in rock cracks refreezes?
What happens during plucking when water in rock cracks refreezes?
It expands & plucks rock chunks
What are striations?
What are striations?
Scratches showing glacier direction
Where are lateral moraines located?
Where are lateral moraines located?
Along the sides of a glacier
How do medial moraines form?
How do medial moraines form?
Two glaciers meet & their debris combines
What do terminal moraines mark?
What do terminal moraines mark?
The furthest point of glacier advance
What shape do glaciers create when they erode a river valley?
What shape do glaciers create when they erode a river valley?
U-shaped with steep sides & flat bottom
What often forms from rivers flowing out of hanging valleys?
What often forms from rivers flowing out of hanging valleys?
Waterfalls
How are pyramidal peaks created?
How are pyramidal peaks created?
Cirques erode a mountain from different sides
What is a tarn?
What is a tarn?
A small lake in a cirque
What are drumlins made of?
What are drumlins made of?
Boulder clay (clay & stones mix)
Which end of a drumlin is steep?
Which end of a drumlin is steep?
The stoss, from glacier advance side
What are drowned drumlins?
What are drowned drumlins?
Drumlins submerged by rising sea levels