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Which of these feature formed by glaciers is shaped like an armchair?
Cirques
Which geologic feature would most likely be represented by contour lines drawn far apart from one another?
a flat area, such as a feild.
Do glaciers move quickly slowly or not at all?
Glaciers move slowly.
What is happening to mountain glaciers and why is this of concern?
the moutains glaciers are melting.
Do glaciers moves slowly quickly or not at?
Glaciers move slowly.
What geographic feature protected Vicksburg from union attacks?
Steep cliffs above the river.
When was Safe In The Steep Cliffs created?
Safe In The Steep Cliffs was created in 2010.
Which glacial feature has steep cliffs?
Some were, if in the mountains. Glaciers carve out deep U-section valleys with very steep sides and headwalls. Coastal cliffs though are formed by the sea eroding the land, and the nature of the cliff depends very much on the rock in which it is being cut.
What 2 things are steep cliffs carved by?
Steep cliffs can be carved by wind or water.
What feature formed by glaciers is shaped like an armchair?
cirques
Match the glacial feature with its description?
Fjords: Steep ocean inlets Drumlins: Smooth hills Cirques: Armchair-shaped valleys Moraines: Piles of rocks :D
Steep cliffs are carved out by what?
wave erosion
A line of steep cliffs?
Fjord maybe?
What are cirques?
Steep-sided, half-bowl shaped recesses carved into mountains at the heads of glacial valleys. The Fjords: Steep cliffs, acting as ocean inlets. Horn peaks: Where cirques intersect. Terminal moraines: Piles of rocks. Crevasses: Cracks in glaciers
How did the yosemite valley form?
Yosemite was formed through the interaction of the glaciers and the underlying rocks. Most of the terrain is made of granite, formed by the hardening of formerly molten rock and exposed erosion.
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
How did glaciers effect Europe's landscape?
Glaciers created steep valleys in places where there were none.
