Ribbon Lake Flashcards
1
Q
What is a ribbon lake?
A
Long thin lake in the bottom of a glacial trough.
2
Q
How is a ribbon lake formed?
A
By lots of plucking or deposition of moraine
3
Q
Name examples of ribbon lakes in the Lake District?
A
Windermere.
Buttermere.
Coniston Water.
4
Q
Process to how a ribbon lake is formed?
A
Glacier finds it difficult to erode the hard rock.
Glacier easily erodes soft rock, forming a rock basin.
Moraine may be deposited by the glacier that will dam the lake.
The ribbon lake is dammed by a rock bar.
