The famous Matterhorn in Switzerland displays three types of glacial erosion: 1  Cirques are created when glaciers erode the mountainside, scouring into it and creating rounded hollows with steep uphill faces, shaped like tilted bowls. 2  ArÃªtes are jagged, narrow ridges created where the back walls of two glaciers meet, eroding the ridge on both sides.
Interest Rates for Federal Student Loans. Federal student loans have interest rates ranging from 5 percent to 7.9 percent, with the standard being 6.8 percent. Interest rates are normally fixed for the lifetime of a loan; even though rates are re-evaluated by Congress every few years, the interest rates on your existing loans should not be affected.
Q: What is the current rate of federal subsidized loan? A: Absent further Congressional action, the interest rate for all Direct Subsidized Loans with a first disbursement date on or after July 1, 2013, is 6.8%. This is the same interest rate that applies to Direct Unsubsidized Loans.