'Terminal moraines' presentation slideshows

Glaciers

Glaciers. What is a glacier?. Glacier- A large moving mass of snow and ice. Where are glaciers found?. How are glaciers formed?. Snow falls on the side of a mountain and begins to collect. As more and more snow piles up, it creates pressure

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Glaciers

Glaciers. What is a glacier?. Glacier- A large moving mass of snow and ice. Where are glaciers found?. How are glaciers formed?. Snow falls on the side of a mountain and begins to collect. As more and more snow piles up, it creates pressure

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Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Sorting Game

Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Sorting Game. Scenario #1. Flood water pounds against a canyon wall and wears it down. Weathering. Scenario #2. Erosion. Rain washing soil away from a hillside. Scenario #3. Deposition. Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean. Scenario #4.

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Features of Glacial Deposition

Features of Glacial Deposition. Firstly, what do glaciers have to deposit?. As a glacier moves it tears off huge amounts of rocks and other material from the valley surfaces. This material becomes embedded within the glacier and is sorted into different layers

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Erosion and Depostion

Erosion and Depostion. By Emily Kaehn. Erosion:. The breaking down of rock and other material. The process by which sediments are laid down in a new location. Deposition. Gravity. Mass Wasting. Mass Wasting:. Downhill movement due to gravity. Wind. Sand Dune Loess. Loess.

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8.3 Glaciers

A lpine. 8.3 Glaciers. Small glaciers that form valleys. Types of glaciers. Ice sheets. Enormous glaciers that can cover entire continents. Describe the steps. Firn :. Thick, dense compacted snow. Glacier Formation. Glacial ice:. Firn compacts into glacial ice. Advancing:.

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Wind Erosion

Wind Erosion. Wind is a major erosional agent in areas that are hot and dry. Wind erosion is much weaker when compared to the erosion by running water and glacial activity. . Glacial Erosion.

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