Shaping landscapes 4.3: Glaciers

Shaping landscapes 4.3
Glaciers
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This lesson contains 11 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Shaping landscapes 4.3
Glaciers

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Weathering because of frost
Weathering because of the sun
Biological weathering (due to plants)
Chemical weathering

Slide 2 - Drag question

This type of weathering the composition does NOT change

Slide 3 - Open question

Shrinking and expanding of rock because of big differences in temperature.
A
Weathering due to frost
B
Weathering due to the sun
C
Weathering because of plants
D
Chemical weathering

Slide 4 - Quiz

Goals
After studying this section, you will be able to:

- Describe and name the different components of glaciers and their landscapes
- Explain how glaciers formed landscapes

Slide 5 - Slide

Slide 6 - Video

Glaciers often start in a cirque

Snow is collected due to the arm-chair or bowl like shape

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Weathering and erosion of glaciers

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Forming U-shaped valleys or hanging valleys

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                       Deposition
Glaciers also carry the eroded rocks and sediments to other places. Putting sediments down is called deposition.

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