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Formation of a Corrie
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Small hollow on the north facing side of a hillside
Water enters cracks in the rock. when temperatures fall below zero the water freezes and expands putting huge amounts of pressure on the surrounding rock. When temperatures rise again the water melts releasing the pressure. This process is known as freeze-thaw. This weakens the surrounding rocks.
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Snow begins to collect in the hollow, and soon turns to ice in the falling temperatures. As snow continues to fall, the ice overflows out of the hollow to form a glacier
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GLACIER
The glacier freezes onto the surrounding rocks, that have been weakened by freeze-thaw. As the glacier moves downhill due to gravity, it tears away these rocks. This process is known as Plucking
Direction of Ice Movem
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Huge amounts of rock are torn away from the hillside, leaving a huge hollow.
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Rocks embedded within the glacier scrape against the rock surface, acting like sandpaper, smoothening the surface. This process is known as abrasion.
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After glaciation, a small mound of moraine is left, forming a lip
Original profile, before glaciation
After glaciation, a huge hollow in the hillside, called a corrie
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Often meltwater remains in the corrie, known as a tarn or corrie loch
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Formation of a U-Shaped Valley
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Before glaciation, U-Shaped valleys are
V-Shaped river valleys.
Water enters cracks in the rock. When temperatures fall below zero the water freezes and expands putting huge amounts of pressure on the surrounding rock. When temperatures rise again the water melts releasing the pressure. This process is known as freeze-thaw. This weakens the surrounding rocks.
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Snow and ice begin to move through the valley floor as a
glacier.
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The glacier freezes onto the surrounding rocks, that have been weakened by
freeze-thaw. As the glacier moves downhill due to
gravity, it tears away these rocks. This process is
known as Plucking
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Huge amounts of rock are torn away from the valley sides and base, leaving
very steep sides and a flat base.
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Rocks embedded within the glacier scrape against the rock surface, acting
like sandpaper, smoothening the surface. This process is known as
abrasion.
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Original profile, before glaciation
After glaciation, a U-Shaped valley has been formed, with steep side walls and a flat base.
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Name 3 similarities between the formation of a Corrie and the
formation of a U-Shaped Valley
• Freeze – Thaw Action
• Plucking
• Abrasion
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Before Glaciation During Glaciation
After Glaciation
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Task 1:Using the information that you have just heard and yournotes, answer the following question;
Select one feature of glacial erosion and explain the processes involved in the formation of this feature.
Annotated diagrams may be used.
4 marks