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Glacial Landscapes - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The breaking down of rocks by action of the Weather, Plants, Animal & chemical processes
    - - The movement of sediment from one place to another either by the glacier itself or the melt water streams.
        
        E.G., When material is plucked & then carried at the base of the Glacier.
    - - When material is put down as result of a loss in energy usually when ice melts
- - - - Now collects in a sheltered hollow on the side of a mountain. This is usually on North-facing slopes in the northern hemisphere. The snow doesn't melt in the summer because it is high up, sheltered and cold.
      - Every winter, more snow collects in the hollow. This becomes compacted and the air is squeezed out leaving ice.
      - The back wall of the corrie gets steeper due to freeze-thaw weathering and plucking.
      - The base of the corrie becomes deeper due to abrasion.
      - As the glacier gets heavier it moves downhill. The glacier moves out of the hollow in a circular motion called rotational slip.
      - Due to less erosion at the front of the glacier a corrie lip is formed.
      - After the glacier has melted a lake forms in the hollow. This is called a corrie lake or tarn.