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What is the bowl shaped depression where the valley glacier begins?
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The Cirque is the name given to the bowl shaped depression were the valley glaciers usually begins. A glacier basically refers to a terminus that usually ends in a body of water.
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What agent of erosion most likely produced this valley's 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.
Which is a glacier feature caused by erosion?
In cross-section: A 'U' shaped valley is formed from glacial erosion. A 'V' shaped valley is formed by river erosion.
How are glacial troughs formed?
A glacier trough is also known as a U-shaped valley and is formed when a glacier passes through it. The glacier erodes the bottom of the valley through abrasion, and the sides of the valley through freeze-thaw weathering. It wears away the softer rock but when it gets to the harder, tougher rock it can't erode it to give the glacial trough its shape. Hope this helps!
Glacier formed long smooth hills?
What kind of glacier forms when ice and snow build up in a mountain valley
Which agents of erosion cause u-shaped valleys?
A U-shaped valley, also known as a glacial trough, is a large valley with steep sides, and with a wide, flat valley floor. It is formed, as the alternative name suggests, by glacial activity in the area (i.e. it was formed by a glacier).
What is a sentence with the word glacier?
The glacier was huge.A v-shaped valley is a valley that was shaped by a glacier.
How do valley glaciers form?
A U-shaped valley begins as a V-shaped river valley. If the temperature is low enough, a glacier (river of ice) forms inside the valley. As the glacier slowly moves, it scours the valley floor when the temperature rises and the glaciers melts away, a U-shaped valley is left behind.
How do glaciers form u-shaped valleys?
A U-shaped valley begins as a V-shaped river valley. If the temperature is low enough, a glacier (river of ice) forms inside the valley. As the glacier slowly moves, it scours the valley floor when the temperature rises and the glaciers melts away, a U-shaped valley is left behind.
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 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 can transform v shaped valleys into u shaped valleys?
You can transform a v-shaped valley into a u-shaped valley by a glacier.
What forms as a glacier moves into a stream valley?
A 'V' shaped valley is formed by streams and water action. A 'U' shaped valley is formed by the gouging out of the valley walls by a glacier. A hanging valley is where side valleys are cut across by the main glacier. Hanging valleys often have waterfalls that fall into the main valley over a cliff.
What is a canyon or a V shaped valley carved by?
A V-shaped valley has been formed by a river. A U-shaped valley has been formed by a glacier.
What can transform V-shaped river valleys into U-shaped valleys?
You can transform a v-shaped valley into a u-shaped valley by a glacier.
What can transform 'V'-shaped river valleys into 'U'-shaped valleys?
You can transform a v-shaped valley into a u-shaped valley by a glacier.
What is a U Shaped valley caused by?
It is caused by a glacier.
What type of valley does glacier form?
U-shaped valley. Look at pictures of the Yosemite Valley.
