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When glaciers advance or retreat, the sediments left behind create a moraine. Drumlins are created by the flow of glaciers that mold sediment into streamlined, elongated hills.
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What landforms would be created by outwash A moraines B eskers C drumlins D erratics?
b. eskers
What forms moraines and drumlins?
i think it forms well, i was looking for an answer but it said answer it so i dont know what happended
What erosional features do you see in a valley glaciers?
Glaciers form U-shaped valleys. They make striations, drumlins, kettlelakes, eratics, moraines and cirque.
When deposits of till build up What is left behind?
When deposits of till build up, they can leave behind various landforms such as moraines, drumlins, eskers, and outwash plains. These features are created by the movement of glaciers and the deposition of sediments as the glacier retreats.
What are hills left by glaciers?
Glaciers push up mounds of dirt as the advance forward. When they recede, they leave these mounds of earth, debris and rock What are these mounds called? In my ancient memory, I thought they were called doldrums, but this doesn't seem to be right judging from the responses I have obtained from this site. The hills are called moraines or just a moraine.
Were sand dunes made by glaciers?
No. Sand dunes are typically made by the wind, blowing lightweight grains of sand and soil. Glaciers created several types of landforms, including moraines and drumlins, out of a wide range of particle sizes, from rock grains to boulders.
What kinds of landforms would you find if an area used to be covered by a valley glacier?
You would find a terminal moraine, lateral moraines, till, kettle lakes, drumlins, a V-shaped valley, and more.
What are glaciers forming long smooth hills?
They are called drumlins.
Match the glacial feature with its description?
Fjords: Steep ocean inlets Drumlins: Smooth hills Cirques: Armchair-shaped valleys Moraines: Piles of rocks :D
Landforms created by ice?
Glacier Grooves and Moraines
What do you call a group of drumlins?
A group of drumlins are referred to as a (basket of eggs)
What is the sediment laid down by glacial meltwater called?
There are several names: outwash is one and moraines are another. The outwash forms a flat area sometimes called outwash planes and the moraines are hilly.
