Glaciers 1
What is a glacier?
A big body of ice constantly moving
Where is the zone of accumulation found?
The zone of accumulation is at the start of a glacier where snowfall is usually higher.
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them
What is erosion?
Materials that are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
Who won the 2018 World Cup?
France
Where is the World's largest glacier located?
Antarctica
When does deposition mainly occur?
When the ice melts
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
When the force of the water being carried by the river wears away the bed and banks, this is called:
Hydraulic action
What is the reason for changing Temperature year by year?
Global warming
How are arêtes formed?
It is formed when two neighbouring corries run back to back. As each glacier erodes either side of the ridge, the edge becomes steeper and the ridge becomes narrower forming an arete
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
What is longshore drift?
The transportation of sediments along a coast parallel to the shoreline.
What jersey number does Giannis Antetokounmpo wear?
34
what is freeze-thaw weathering?
Freeze-thaw weathering is a process of erosion that happens in cold areas where ice forms. A crack in a rock can fill with water which then freezes as the temperature drops. As the ice expands, it pushes the crack apart, making it larger.
What depositional landforms are mounds of material deposited by the glacier that lie parallel to the direction of the ice movement?
Drumlins are mounds of material deposited by the glacier that lie parallel to the direction of the ice movement.
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
Which process involves small pebbles and stones being bounced along the river bed?
Saltation
Glaciers store how much of the worlds freshwater supply?
80%
Can you name two continents that contain continental glaciers?
Antarctica and Greenland
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A tree
When rocks and pebbles being carried by the river knock together and are broken down to form smaller particles, this is called:
Attrition