To establish the erosional processes at work within a glacial system
To investigate how glaciers transport sediment
Objectives
The student should learn about:
(a) Freeze Thaw, Abrasion and Plucking;
(b) The processes by which rock debris becomes incorporated into glacial ice;
(c) How glaciers erode their valleys;
(d) Geographical terms to be applied to glacial erosion and transportation
Outcomes
The student should have knowledge and understanding of:
(a) How and why glacial valleys evolve;
(b) The processes that generate glacial sediments;
(c) The nature of glacial sediments in terms of size, shape and angularity;
(d) The ways in which sediment is transported and the differences between the deposits produced.
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