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Till or glacial till is unsorted glacial sediment. Glacial drift is a general term for the coarsely graded and extremely heterogeneous sediments of glacial origin.
Glacial till is that part of glacial drift which was deposited directly by the glacier.Its content may vary from clays to mixtures of clay, sand, gravel and boulders. This material is mostly derived from the subglacial erosion and entrainment by the moving ice of the glaciers of previously available unconsolidated sediments.
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries. Glaciers slowly deform and flow due to stresses induced by their weight, creating crevasses, seracs, and other distinguishing features. They also abrade rock and debris from their substrate to create landforms such as cirques and moraines. Glaciers form only on land and are distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water.
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∙ 11y agoGlacial till differs from stratified drift because till is unsorted and has particles of many different sizes, whereas stratified drift contains particles that are sorted according to weight and size.
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Where are drumlins and eskers usually found?
Drumlins and eskers are found in glacial areas. Drumlins are hills made of glacial sediment and till, while eskers are long ridges of glacial drift.
Can you describe a till?
Till could be referring to a shortened version of until, or a glacial till which is unsorted glacial sediment.
What is a glacial till?
glacial till is the stuff deposited from a glacier.
What materials are carried and deposited by glaciers?
first before depostion happens erosion happenes that pushes the rocks down instead of up so when tht happens the depostion makes it where when the rocks are puuled downthey are also moved or possibly melt from climate change.
When a glacier leaves behind a rock that is a completely different material composition than the formation it is deposited upon it is called what?
Glacial till is unsorted sediment deposited directly by glacial ice.
What are the two types of glacial drift are?
Till and stratified drift :D Did you get this from Portola MS in 6th grade workbook for Science?
The mixture of sediments deposited directly by a glacier is called?
Sediments directly deposited by the glacier are called till.
Where are drumlins and eskers usually found?
Drumlins and eskers are found in glacial areas. Drumlins are hills made of glacial sediment and till, while eskers are long ridges of glacial drift.
Sediment left behind when a glacier melts is called?
Glacial drift.Glacial drift.
Describe the various types of glacial moraines?
there is glacial drift and that is the act of rock material carried and deposited by glaciers. there is till which is the act of unsorted rock material that is deposited directly by a melting glacier and there is stratified drift which is the result of a glacial deposit that has been sorted and layered by action of streams or meltwater
Can you describe a till?
Till could be referring to a shortened version of until, or a glacial till which is unsorted glacial sediment.
What is unsorted rock material that is deposited by ice when the ice melts?
Glacial till or 'Moraine'.
What is the last remains of a glacier?
It depends on the stage. # Glacial lake or cwn # Glacial till # Glacial morang
What term is synonymous with the term till?
Moraine and boulder clay and Glacial outwash are other names of these glacial deposits. But there are subtly different definitions. Best to describe your usage.add But there are other meanings for the word. To till the soil is to cultivate it - to turn it over preparatory to planting. Probably this is the image behind the glacial term.And a till is a cash register - in a shop.
How is moraine formed?
glacial till.
What is a glacial till?
glacial till is the stuff deposited from a glacier.
What materials are carried and deposited by glaciers?
first before depostion happens erosion happenes that pushes the rocks down instead of up so when tht happens the depostion makes it where when the rocks are puuled downthey are also moved or possibly melt from climate change.
