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If it is inundated by the sea it is called a "Fjord", if not is just a glacial valley.

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Which valley are 'U' shaped valley?

A U-Shaped Valley is formed by glacial erosion.


How does the shape of a stream valley compare to the shape of a glacial valley?

A stream valley typically has a V-shape, while a glacial valley has a U-shape. This difference in shape is due to the different erosional processes involved. Stream valleys are eroded mainly by flowing water, while glacial valleys are shaped by the movement of glaciers that scrape and pluck rock and sediment.


What does you shaped valley mean?

A U-shaped valley is a geological formation formed by the erosive action of a glacier. Ice moving downhill carves out a broad, U-shaped valley with steep sides and a flat bottom. These valleys are characteristic of areas that have been shaped by glacier activity.


Hanging valley and a glacial trough?

Glacial Trough (U-shaped valleys) - Flat-bottomed valley with steep sides produced by the erosion of the floor and sides of the valley by an alpine glacier as its sediment abrades while the glacier flows downhill. On the topographic maps they are recognized by closely spaced contours along the valley sides and widely spaced contours on the valley floor.Hanging Glacial Troughs - Formed when the down-cutting erosion of the main valley glacier exceeds that by the tributary glacier. The tributary glacier flows onto the main glacier and thus has an erosional base level of the elevation of the main valley glacier. After melting, the lower portion of the tributary glacial trough is then left hanging above the main floor of the glaciated valley. On maps they are recognized by more widely spaced contours across a stream in the upper portion than in the lower portion (where the modern stream cascades into the main valley below).


What is the best way to describe the shape of a glacial valley?

A glacial valley typically has a U-shaped cross-section, with steep walls and a flat or gently sloping bottom. These valleys often have a wide floor and are characteristic of being carved out by the movement of glaciers.

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Is a U-shaped valley constructive or destructive?

A U-shaped valley is considered a glacial landform resulting from the erosive action of a glacier. It is classified as a destructive force as the glacier carves and deepens the valley by plucking, abrasion, and glacial erosion.


Does a you shaped valley indicate glacial erosion?

A 'U' shaped valley indicates glacial erosion.


A stream Valley Land form is the most common result of what?

A stream valley is usually 'V' shaped, formed by erosion from a stream. A glacial valley is usually 'U' shaped, formed by the action of a glacier.


What are the types of features that form from glacial erosion?

Glacial Erosion formed Yosemite Valley and the Sierra Nevada


Which is not a feature created by glacial deposits?

hanging valley


Is Death Valley a coastal range or coastal plain?

coastal range


Which valley are 'U' shaped valley?

A U-Shaped Valley is formed by glacial erosion.


What is a bowl-shaped depression at the head of a glacial valley called?

A bowl-shaped depression at the head of a glacial valley is called a cirque or a corrie. It is typically formed by the erosion of a glacier.


How does the shape of a stream valley compare to the shape of a glacial valley?

A stream valley typically has a V-shape, while a glacial valley has a U-shape. This difference in shape is due to the different erosional processes involved. Stream valleys are eroded mainly by flowing water, while glacial valleys are shaped by the movement of glaciers that scrape and pluck rock and sediment.


What does you shaped valley mean?

A U-shaped valley is a geological formation formed by the erosive action of a glacier. Ice moving downhill carves out a broad, U-shaped valley with steep sides and a flat bottom. These valleys are characteristic of areas that have been shaped by glacier activity.


Deeply carved glacial valley along the Scandinavian coast?

Fjord :)


What kind of physical systems led to Yosemite valley?

Glacial erosion