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Difference in shape of a typical stream carved valley compared to a typical glacial carved valley?
River/stream cut valleys are 'V' shaped while Glacial valleys are 'U' shaped.
What are ridges that form on the sides of glacial valleys as a glacier melts?
lateral moraine
Bowl shaped depressions in bedrock in upstream ends of alpine glacial valleys are called what?
Cirque
How did glaciers impact Minnesota?
They leave behind glacial lakes, striations, and river valleys creating the Minnesota landscape there is today.
Does A U-shaped valley indicate that glacial erosion has taken place?
A U-shaped valley is formed by the scouring action of advancing glaciers.Please see the related link for more information.u-shaped valleys are formed by glacial erosion.u-shaped valleys often begin their life as v-shaped valleys with rivers in. the glacier follows the exsisting path, deepening, widening and eventually straightening the path. u-shaped valleys are also known as glacial troughs.the process of plucking frezes bits of rock to the glacier, as the ice moves the rocks are plucked out. the pieces of rocks or moraine are pulled along, they smooth and erode the walls and floor of the valley by the process of abrasion. the valley widens over time.after the glacier has retreated or melted a u-shaped valley is formed, usually with steep sides and a realitivly flat floor.for examples of u-shaped valleys type in 'u-shaped valleys' in Google images. The lake district in England has good examples.
A sentence for glacial erosion?
Glacial erosion produces U - shaped valleys.
Glacial valleys shaped differently from river valleys?
u shaped valley..
What shape valley does a glacier leave?
Glacial valleys (also known as glacial troughs) tend to be u-shaped, as opposed to river valleys which are v-shaped.
Sharp ridges separating glacial valleys?
Aretes
The flooded glacial valleys of Scandinavia are known as?
Fjords.
Sharp ridges separating 2 glacial valleys?
Aretes?
What is a glacial Areté?
Sharp narrow ridge separating two glacial troughs (U-shaped valleys), or corries.
Difference in shape of a typical stream carved valley compared to a typical glacial carved valley?
River/stream cut valleys are 'V' shaped while Glacial valleys are 'U' shaped.
What is a glacial deposits t hat can completely fill valleys?
ALLSLWE
What valleys are small glacial valleys that join deeper main valleys?
U-shaped is wrong that's what it says on my worksheet! the definiton of u shaped valleys are bowl like depressions!
What are ridges that form on the sides of glacial valleys as a glacier melts?
lateral moraine
How are glacial landscape different from landscape formed by water?
Water cuts V-shaped valleys; glacierscarve out valleys that are U-shaped.
