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Question		Answer
Aspect start learning		the direction a cirque faces; south-facing cirques tend to be larger and more eroded due to greater ice movement.
Cirque/Corrie start learning		armchair-shaped hollow in the mountainside formed by glacial erosion and freeze-thaw weathering. This is where the valley glacier begins.
Crevasse start learning		a deep crack on the surface of an ice sheet or valley glacier.
Glaciated Valley start learning		a river valley widened and deepened by the action of glaciers (ice sheets); they become ‘U’-shaped instead of the normal ‘V’-shape of a river valley.
Glacier start learning		an sheet of ice that moves slowly down a river valley under the influence of gravity. This is often described as a river of ice.

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