Glacial Transportation (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Zone of ablation
Zone of ablation
Lowland area where melting exceeds ice formation
Boulder clay characteristics
Boulder clay characteristics
Unsorted & unstratified, from rock flour to large boulders
How fluvioglacial deposits form
How fluvioglacial deposits form
From meltwater streams beneath/ahead of glaciers
Fluvioglacial vs boulder clay deposits
Fluvioglacial vs boulder clay deposits
Sorted & stratified vs unsorted & unstratified
Moraine
Moraine
Material transported & deposited by glacial activity
Lateral moraine appearance
Lateral moraine appearance
Long ridges along sides of glaciated valley
Medial moraine formation
Medial moraine formation
Tributary glaciers join, lateral moraines merge in middle
Terminal moraine marks
Terminal moraine marks
Furthest point of glacial advance
Ireland's terminal moraine location
Ireland's terminal moraine location
Wicklow to mouth of Shannon River
When recessional moraines form
When recessional moraines form
During pauses in glacial retreat (colder periods)
Ground moraine landscape
Ground moraine landscape
Flat/gently rolling from rapid glacial retreat
Drumlin
Drumlin
Oval-shaped mound from glacial deposition & streamlining
Drumlin stoss end
Drumlin stoss end
Steep side showing where glacier came from
Basket of eggs topography
Basket of eggs topography
Appearance of drumlin swarms across landscape
Central Plain of Ireland moraine type
Central Plain of Ireland moraine type
Ground moraine - flat landscape, fertile farmland