Landforms

Weathering

physical weathering: pressure release

denudation

Physical weathering:

frost weathering

Chemical weathering:

carbonation

CO2 + H2O + CaCO3 Ca(HCO3)2

Chemical weathering: biological weathering

glacier landform

fiord

indlandsis

Valley glacier

glacier cirque

lateral moraines

horn

terminal moraine

medial moraine

ice tongue

glacier front

Creeping

esvaramento e fluxo

Non-permanent streams

Badlands

• hoodoos

micro-hoodoos

Torrent

alluvial fan

chanel

basin

The parts of a torrent

Fluvial processes

Upper course

waterfalls

“V“ shaped valley

kettle

kettles

canyon

pebbles and cobbles

River Sil canyon

Middle course

meanders

meander evolution

oxbow lakes

meander cutoff

fluvial beach

deposition riverbank

meander

eroding riverbank

1st level

2nd level

fluvial terraces

river level

Lower course

Estuary

Delta

DesertAeolian processes

deflation

abrasion

sand dunes

vegetated dunes

coastal dunes

cross-bedding

Volcanic landscape

Lava

stratovolcanolapilli

volcanic cone

pillow lava

Granitic landform

Tors

gnamma pit

taffoni

Karst topography

lapiaz

lapiaz

limestone

sinkholes

doline

stalactites

stalagmite

columns

stalagmites

stalactites

cave

Coastal features

Erosive coastal features

Cliffs

Abrasion platform

arch

arch

caves

abrasion platform

Sedimentary coastal features

longshore drift

beach

sand pit

former tombolo

cobble beach

lagoon

sand bank

ripples

islet

lagoon

sand bankvegetated dunes

salt marsh

atol coralino

Atoll

Pictues Authority:

-Marcos Lago

-Wikipedia