Glacial processes
I can describe the glacial processes of erosion, transportation and deposition.
Glacial processes
I can describe the glacial processes of erosion, transportation and deposition.
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Key learning points
- Glaciers erode the landscape by plucking and abrasion.
- Eroded material called moraine is moved by the glacier in a process called transportation.
- When the ice melts, moraine is dropped in the process of deposition.
Keywords
Plucking - when meltwater at a glacier's base refreezes to bedrock, loosened rocks will be torn away as the glacier moves forwards, here rocks freeze to a glacier and are pulled from the ground as it moves
Abrasion - where rocks carried beneath the ice scratch and sandpaper the bedrock
Moraine - a ridge or mound of debris deposited by a glacier
Common misconception
Glaciers are white.
Glaciers can appear dirty because they carry material.
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