'Glacial valley' presentation slideshows

Aquifers in Alluvial Sediment

Aquifers in Alluvial Sediment. Unconsolidated sands and gravels deposited by rivers. Must be large enough to produce significant rates and volumes of water (b>5 to 10m). River valley draining glaciated area Rivers draining area in west with high Pleistocene rainfall

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Aquifers in Alluvial Sediment

Aquifers in Alluvial Sediment. Unconsolidated sands and gravels deposited by rivers. Must be large enough to produce significant rates and volumes of water (b>5-10m). River valley draining glaciated area Rivers draining area in west with high Pleistocene rainfall Fault bounded basins in west

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Lecture 14 Glaciers and Glaciation

Lecture 14 Glaciers and Glaciation. Lecture Outline. I Glaciers A) Distribution B) Types i. Alpine ii. Continental C) Formation and Growth D) Movement i. Alpine ii. Continental II Glacial Erosion A) Alpine Glaciers i. Glacial Valleys

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Glaciation

Glaciation. Chapter 17 PFHS Geology. GLACIAL LANDFORMS SHAPE MOUNTAINS. Ice Plumbing Erosional Depositional. OVERVIEW: With glacier. CREVASSE. Brittle deformation. Narrower with depth. Rarely more than 20 meters in depth. BERGSCHRUND. Climbers bane Crack that separates moving

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Lithosphere

Lithosphere. Glaciation. Lithosphere. Glaciation. LANDFORMS. LANDFORMS. Question may involve a given list of erosional and depositional glacial features based on a block diagram. One feature from each list must be chosen.

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THE GLACIER PART 2

THE GLACIER PART 2. The glacier Basei viewed from the north, almost completely devoid of snow. We live in a hot natural phase, but in particular the human activities have helped to increase this phenomenon. The rate of melting of glaciers has tripled since 1970.

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Glaciers

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Physical regions ~ Landforms

Physical regions ~ Landforms. Directions: As you view the slides, add definitions and pictures of each region to your notes or your landforms foldable. Pay special attention to the blue, underlined words. WHAT ARE LANDFORMS ?. Landforms are the kinds of land formations a place has.

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2-2-11 What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

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Extreme Environments

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