Study Guide - Glaciers

 

You should be familiar with the following:

 

Alpine (valley) glacier

Continental ice sheet

Isostatic readjustment

Fluctuations in sea level

Distribution of glaciers

Solid state change

Firn

Specific gravity of glacial ice

Snowline

Zone of Accumulation

Zone of Ablation (Wastage)

Turbulent and non-turbulent flow

Plastic flow

Basal slip

Cracks & crevasses

Brittle-Ductile transition zone

Glacial quarrying (or plucking)

Glacial abrasion

Striations

Glacial polish

V-shaped vs. U-shaped valleys

Cirque

Tarn

Arête

Horn

Hanging valley

Glacial till

Lateral moraine

Medial moraine

Terminal (end) moraine

Ground moraine

Paternoster lakes

Kettle lakes

Drumlins

Eskers

Rock flour

Loess deposits