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.
Right now, itâs typical to pay a student loan interest rate of around 3%-6%. How Student Loan Rates Are Determined. Federal student loan interest rates are set by the government and are tied closely to the 10 Year Treasury note, plus an additional percentage, according to U.S. News. Loan servicers are not able to set their own rates on federal student loans, and most loans have a fixed rate through the entire term (though some student loans offer a variable interest rate that can change yearly).