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What is the shape of a valley left behind by a glacier?
The shape of a valley carved by a glacier is U shaped. A valley carved by a river is V shaped.
What is the shape of a glacier valley?
Glacier valleys have a u shape
Which landform can a moving mountain glacier carve?
A moving mountain glacier can carve a U-shaped valley. As the glacier moves downhill, it erodes the sides and bottom of the valley, creating a distinctive U-shaped cross-section. The glacier's immense weight and motion combined with erosion from the ice can shape the landform over time.
What is the movement of a glacier?
As a glacier moves through a valley, it digs deep into the walls and floor . A once-narrow valley that had a V shape becomes wider. As a glacier moves through, the valley becomes U shape .
What shape do glacier created valley have?
U Wide
What is the shape of a valley that is eroded by a stream and a glacier?
A stream shaped valley is usually 'V' shaped. A glacier formed valley is usually 'U' shaped.
What causes a valley shape?
When the glacier is moving down the side of the valley it scrapes of the rocks. The grinding changes the shape of the valley so that it is rounded.
In high mountains a valley carved by a stream has the shape of a?
a "V"
In high mountains a valley carved by a stream has the shape of what?
a "V"
What causes a glacial valley to be u shape?
When the glacier is moving down the side of the valley it scrapes of the rocks. The grinding changes the shape of the valley so that it is rounded.
Is a fiord a valley before it was glaciated?
A fjord is a valley whose characteristic shape was created by a glacier, so it is a valley after it was glaciated.
The basic difference between a valley glacier and an ice sheet is in their?
size and shape.
