Weathering - Freeze Thaw

Glaciation

• Introduction to glaciation, especially related to climate. Glacial systems

• Glacial erosion processes (abrasion, plucking, freeze thaw), features of glacial erosion and detailed explanations of their formation (corrie, arete, pyramidal peak, U-shaped valley, hanging valley,ribbon lake)

• Glacial deposition – formation of terminal moraine, drumlins and eskers