Earth's surface
What is the vent of a volcano
where the lava escapes/ rises up from the magma chamber
Exmaple of a european fold mountain range
the alpes
What are the three main stages of river development?
youthful, mature, and old age?
Explain the role of moraines in glacial landscapes.
Moraines are ridges of glacial debris,
Soil creep is a type of slow or fast mass movement?
slow
Exmaple of a active volcano you have studied
mount st helens
3 time periods of fold mountains are
How does abrasion contribute to river erosion?
It is the process of rocks and sediment carried by the river wearing down the riverbed.
How do drumlins form, and what do they look like?
an elongated hill formed by glacial deposition, with the steeper side facing the direction of glacial movement
A lahar occurs when
Lava melts snow and turns into a hot river of snow and mud
tourism, fertile soils,
benefits of fold mountains are
tourism, forestry, cattle and sheep farming
Oxbow lakes are forms of river erosion or deposition?
Deposition
Name 2 process of glacial erosion
Abrasion and Attrition
a landslide occurs when
A cliff face or steep slope has been undercut
short term responses to mount st helens disaster
evacuation, ash clouds cleared,
Irish fold mountain examples
mcgillycuddyreeks
Name 3 forms of river erosion
Drumlins are a form of glacial erosion or depostion?
deposition
How can you identify a soil creep
Bent poles trees etc
volcanoes usually occur along passive, destrcutive or constructive plate boundaries?
constructive
the youngest period of fold mountains is
alpine
The ? stage is the most powerful stage of the river where most erosion occurs
Youthful
Provide an example of an Arete
Delphi
An example of a lahar was
nevado del ruiz columbia