PPT-Glacial Erosion and Deposition

Glacial Erosion As glaciers travel over land glacial ice can erode the underlying bedrock This erosion can happen by Plucking A brasion Plucking This occurs when melt water at the base of the glacier freezes in cracks and fractures the underlying bedrock. Agents of Deposition. The agents of erosion are also agents of deposition.. Depositional rate depends on sediment size, shape and density.. Depositional rate also depends on characteristics of the depositional agent.. Features of River Erosion. 1. Potholes. 2. River Valleys. 3. Gorges and Canyons. 4. Mesa and Butte. 5. Waterfalls. 1. Potholes. Potholes are formed due to stream or river erosion which initiates by simple . Chapter 4.1. Pages 118-127. Key Questions. How does moving water cause erosion?. What land features are formed by water erosion and deposition?. Moving water is the major agent of the erosion that has shaped Earth’s land surface.. The . surface. features of the Earth change as a result of observable physical and chemical processes . Weathering and Erosion. This is a monument . called Cleopatra’s . Needle. It was carved in Egypt around 1450B.C. The sides are carved with hieroglyphs, the writing of ancient Egypt. It stood in the dry, hot Egyptian desert for over 3000 years. During that time, the hieroglyphs remained distinct.. Jonathan M. . Lala. December 1, 2016. CE 394K.3 GIS in Water Resources. Introduction. Himalaya Region contains more glacial ice and perennial snow than any other region on earth outside the polar regions. Darin Erickson. Aaron Gaither. Project Goals. Time lapse imagery showing glacial transformation. Area change . Retreat distance. Link glacial retreat with increasing temperatures. Correlate temperature with glacial retreat. Lesson 1. Water Erosion. How does Moving Water Cause Erosion?. Erosion is the process in which sediment that has been broken down through weathering is moved.. Agents of Erosion are:. Water. Wind. Glacial (ice). Scenario #1. Flood water pounds against a canyon wall and wears it down.. Weathering. Scenario #2. Rain washing soil away from a hillside. Erosion. Scenario #3. Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean. Unit 5: Gradational Processes. Ms. . Thind. Glaciers. 10% of land is covered with glacial ice.. Store 75% of the world’s freshwater. . If all land ice melted, sea level would rise approx. 70m . Glaciers: importance?. Contrast. the features left from different types of erosion.. Analyze. the impact of living and nonliving things on the processes of weathering and erosion.. Erosion and Deposition. Section 7.2. gravity: . What Is An . Ecoregion. ?. Ecoregion. - . a major ecosystem with distinctive geography, characteristic plants and animals, ecosystems, and receiving uniform solar radiation and moisture . Sometimes called an ecological region or bioregion. V-Map. 1 side for chalk. 1 side for . m&m’s. . Do Now. SWBAT describe mechanical weathering. 1. Where do pebbles and small particles of rock come from?. 2. . Did anyone carve pumpkins this weekend?. B. Landforms : an accumulation of till deposited by direct glacial action. Ground moraines are relatively level to gently rolling and are formed by the deposition of accumulated material beneath the Once . glacial ice exceeds a thickness of about 150 feet, the weight of the overlying ice causes . the . base of . the glacier . to become plastic and flow like a very viscous liquid. While the bottom ice responds as a plastic solid, the surface ice is very brittle. However, from the surface down to the top of the plastic portion of the glacier, the ice experiences a decrease in .