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What is the general term for all sediments deposited by a glacier?
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What is the term for all sediments of glacier origin called?
Glacial drift is the term for all sediments of glacier origin.
What is the name of smooth egged shaped hill deposited by a glacier?
Roche moutonnee: An Alpine term for a rock knob with one smooth side and one steep side, produced by glacial plucking. They are named "fleecy rocks" in French because they often look like a field of giant stone sheep. Roche moutonnee formations are sometimes called "sheepbacks" in English.
What is the term for all sediments of glacial origin?
Glacial Drift
What is the term for a large mountain of ice that floats in the sea?
A glacier.
What is a mass of ice and snow that permanetly cover a large area of land?
Glacier A continuous mass of ice covering a . . A continuous mass of ice covering a large landmass is known as a mass of perennial ice. (general term). The ice covering Antarctica is called an ice sheet, and it covers 98% of the continent.
What is the term for all sediments of glacier origin called?
Glacial drift is the term for all sediments of glacier origin.
What is the term for the triangular feature created by sediments deposited at the mouth of a river?
Delta
What is the general term for any well sorted stream-deposited sediment?
Sedimentation.
What are moraines made up of?
Moraine is the term used for the unsorted rock and material deposited by the melting and retreat of a glacier. So moraines are mainly rocky areas that used to be covered by a glacier.
When is sediment deposited in bodies of water?
We use the term deposition to describe the process by which sediment is laid down in a body of water. The sediment is said to have been deposited at the bottom of the body of water, and more may follow to build a layer of sediment.
Is sedimentation deposition?
Sediment is often deposited as the tide rises and falls. As the incoming and outgoing water crosses the beach or banks, sediments are deposited.
The term for dropping off sediments or rocks?
The term is deposition.
What is the term for a frozen river?
Glacier
Which term describes the annual layers of sediment deposited in lakes and fjords by meltwater from glaciers?
An annually deposited sedimentary layer is called a varve. Originally the word referred only to those annual layers of sediment deposited in a lake by glaciers, but now the more general use is accepted. Another term used in the literature is "annually laminated."
What is the name of smooth egged shaped hill deposited by a glacier?
Roche moutonnee: An Alpine term for a rock knob with one smooth side and one steep side, produced by glacial plucking. They are named "fleecy rocks" in French because they often look like a field of giant stone sheep. Roche moutonnee formations are sometimes called "sheepbacks" in English.
What is arterioclerosis?
arteriosclerosis is a general term describing any hardening of arteries. It occurs when calcium is deposited in the walls of arteries. It can happen when atherosclerosis is severe.
What is unlithified sediments?
the engineering term for soil
