MARYCLARKE ( SCIENCE )

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sharp ridge separating two cirques

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arete

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What is an arete?

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A sharp ridge separating two cirques.

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A fiord is best described as: A valley created by a glacier now filled with seawater

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A valley created by a glacier now filled with seawater

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What is a moraine?

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A mound or ridge of sediment formed at the edge of a glacier.

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Which landform is a long mound of till smoothed in the direction of glacial flow?

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Drumlin

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A horn is:

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A sharpened peak formed from glaciers descending from a mountain.

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A cirque is best defined as:

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A bowl-shaped hollow eroded by a glacier

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What does a U-shaped valley represent?

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A glacial trough formed by glacier scooping out the land.

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Which landform is formed when a small depression is left in till by melting ice?

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Kettle lake

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What is a glacial lake?

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A large hole eroded by a glacier that filled with water after melting.