Igneous Rock and Glaciers Memory Chain

Vocabulary flashcards covering the chronological sequence from magma cooling to physical evidence of glacial activity.

Magma cooling

The first step in the memory chain where hot magma cools slowly underground.

Granite formation

The process where magma hardens into rock deep below the surface.

Land rising

The stage where the land is pushed upward by movement over time.

Glacial carving

The action of glaciers moving over the land to create U-shaped valleys.

U-shaped valleys

The specific geographic feature carved into the land by moving glaciers.

Glacial scratches

Marks and smooth rock surfaces left behind that prove glaciers once existed.

Evidence in the rocks

The physical proof, such as scratches, used to confirm that glaciers were once present.