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Table of Contents

Chapter 17. Glaciers. Table of Contents. Section 1 Glaciers: Moving Ice Section 2 Glacial Erosion and Deposition Section 3 Ice Ages. Chapter 17. Section 1 Glaciers: Moving Ice. Objectives. Describe how glaciers form. Compare two main kinds of glaciers.

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GLACIAL LANDFORMS SHAPE MOUNTAINS

GLACIAL LANDFORMS SHAPE MOUNTAINS. Surface features subglacial erosional depositional. 1) Glacier travel: Surface features. Crevasses: V-shaped structures found in the uppermost layer of the glacier. WHY? brittle deformation Rarely > 20 m deep. Accumulation area is

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GLACIAL LANDFORMS SHAPE MOUNTAINS

GLACIAL LANDFORMS SHAPE MOUNTAINS. Surface features subglacial erosional depositional. 1) Glacier travel: Surface features. Crevasses: V-shaped structures found in the uppermost layer of the glacier. WHY? brittle deformation Rarely > 20 m deep. Accumulation area is

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THE CLIMATE RECORD & SEVERE WEATHER CLIMATOLOGY

THE CLIMATE RECORD & SEVERE WEATHER CLIMATOLOGY. PROXY DATA Historical Documents Biological evidence coral, forams, pollen, tree rings Geological evidence glacial deposits, ice cores, sediments. Antarctica Ice Cores.

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Chapter 17

Chapter 17. Glaciers. 1. Glacier. A large mass of moving ice. 2. Alpine Glacier . a narrow, wedge-shaped mass of ice that forms in a mountainous region and that is confined to a small area by surrounding topography ; examples include valley glaciers, cirque glaciers,

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Sinkhole

Sinkhole. Sinkholes can be triggered by human activities such as 1. Over withdrawal of groundwater 2. Diverting surface water from a large area and concentrating it in a single point 3. Artificially creating ponds of surface water 4. Drilling new water wells.

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GLACIERS

GLACIERS. Agents of Weathering and Erosion. GLACIERS AS AN AGENT OF EROSION. There are two types of glaciers, Continental and Alpine glaciers. The first are called alpine glaciers AKA valley glaciers.

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