What shape valley does a river make?
a V shape valley
What is Freeze Thaw Weathering?
Water gets into cracks in rocks. When the weather is cold it freezes and expands. This breaks the rocks
Name a country or which has many glaciers-
- Antarctica ( a continent), Pakistan, Norway, Greenland....
True or False- Glaciers move
True
What is a moraine?
A moraine is the rocks or material left behind?
What shape valley does a glacier make?
u shape valley
What is a glacier?
A slow moving river of ice
What is abrasion?
The glacier scrapes rocks against the ground as it moves. This acts like sandpaper and wears away the ground. It leaves a smooth surface.
True or false - A moraine is the rocks or material that a glacier leaves behind?
True
True or false- Glaciers are formed in corries
True
What is "plucking"?
Ice from the glacier melts around rocks. When it gets cold it freezes again. When the ice moves it picks up the rock and takes it away..