
P1C 08Glacial Features Caused by Deposition

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Geography
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12th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What role do glaciers play in sediment transport?
Back
Glaciers act as massive transport systems for sediment, functioning as 'large-scale sediment conveyor belts.' They carry sediment to the 'toe' (terminus) of the glacier, where it accumulates.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What happens to sediment when glaciers retreat or melt?
Back
As glaciers retreat or melt, they deposit the material they carried, creating distinctive landforms such as moraines, erratics, and eskers.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is till in the context of glacial deposition?
Back
Till is a glacial deposit formed when a glacier reaches a warmer area and melts, leaving behind a mixture of clay, sand, rocks, and boulders.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are moraines and how are they formed?
Back
Moraines are long ridges of unsorted rocks, sand, and clay carried by a glacier and left behind when it retreats. They include terminal, lateral, and medial moraines.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Describe a terminal moraine.
Back
A terminal moraine is a crescent-shaped ridge of unsorted stones, boulders, and clay dumped by the glacier at the furthest point (snout) it reached before retreating.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a lateral moraine?
Back
A lateral moraine is debris that fell from valley side slopes onto the edges of the glacier, forming a narrow ridge along the outside of the glacier.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How is a medial moraine formed?
Back
A medial moraine is formed when two glaciers flow together, merging their lateral moraines in the middle of the new enlarged glacier.
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