Glacial Transportation (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Zone of ablation
Zone of ablation
Lowland area where more ice melts than forms
Boulder clay characteristics
Boulder clay characteristics
Directly deposited, unsorted & unstratified material from fine to large boulders
How fluvioglacial deposits form
How fluvioglacial deposits form
From meltwater streams beneath or ahead of glaciers
Fluvioglacial deposit structure
Fluvioglacial deposit structure
Sorted by size & stratified in layers
Moraine definition
Moraine definition
Material transported & deposited by glacial activity
Where lateral moraines form
Where lateral moraines form
Along valley sides as long ridges
How medial moraines form
How medial moraines form
When tributary glaciers join, 2 lateral moraines merge
What terminal moraine marks
What terminal moraine marks
Furthest point of glacial advance across valley
Ireland's terminal moraine location
Ireland's terminal moraine location
From Wicklow to mouth of Shannon River
When recessional moraines form
When recessional moraines form
During temporary pauses in glacial retreat
When ground moraine forms
When ground moraine forms
During rapid glacial retreat
Ground moraine landscape
Ground moraine landscape
Flat or gently rolling landscapes
Drumlin shape
Drumlin shape
Oval-shaped mounds formed by glacial deposition
Drumlin stoss end
Drumlin stoss end
Steep side showing where glacier came from
Clew Bay, Co. Mayo example
Clew Bay, Co. Mayo example
Partially submerged drumlin swarm