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What is the term for an amphitheater-like basin of glacial origin typically found in mountain valleys?
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∙ 14y ago
It is a cirque. Some contain what are called 'tarns', lakes of water that accumulates in the basin formations.
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What is a mountain ridge that separates the heads of opposing glacial valleys called?
This is called an ARETE
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.
What is one land feature formed by glaciers?
arete-steep sided ridge corries-hollows containing small glaciers ribbon lakes-formed by glacial retreat glacial trough-steep flat bottomed valleys hanging valleys-valleys formed by tributary glaciers truncated spurs-cliff like edges of a valley pyramidal peak -mountain with 3 sides
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
How are glacial valleys straightened?
cause yo mama said so
