Geography-Glaciation

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glacier

large mass of ice found at high and low altitude

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alpine glacier

found at high altitudes

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continental/ice sheet

very large at low altitude

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calving

when a glacier meets the ocean and parts start to break off

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ice berg

large chunk of floating ice

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name a land form formed by glacial erosion

u-shaped valley

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what are striations

scratches that occur in the rock from the glacier moving

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why are striations important

we can tell what direction the glacier was moving

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glacial plucking

when a glacier freezes onto rocks and then pulls pieces of them away as it moves

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