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When a glacier melts it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land, creating various landforms.

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When does glacier deposit the sediment itis carrying?

When it melts.


Is a glacier deposit the sediment it is carrying?

When a glacier melts it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land, creating various landforms.


When does a glacier deposit a sediment it is carrying?

When a glacier melts it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land, creating various landforms.


When does a glacier deposit the sediment its carrying?

When a glacier melts it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land, creating various landforms.


When does a sediment deposit the sediment it is carrying?

When a glacier melts it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land, creating various landforms.


Does a glacier deposit sediment when it freezes?

Doesa glacier deposit sediment whenit freezes


A ridge like deposit of sediment at the edge of a glacier?

Moraine


How do scientists determine if a deposit of rocks is till rock or not?

it has to be left by a glacier and it's basically all sediment


What is an examples of deposit?

Going from a gas to a liquid is an example.The Mississippi River carrying sediment.


What is a winding ridge left by melting glacier?

You may be referring to an "esker," a snake-like deposit of sediment left by a stream of running water underneath a glacier. At the edge of a glacier, a "moraine" also can form. A moraine is a pile of sediment and debris pushed by the glacier that forms alongside the glacier - a lateral moraine - or at the end of a glacier's run - a terminal moraine.


What is the difference between a till and a moraine?

Till is the mixture of sediment that glaciers deposit and a moraine is the same thing, but just deposited at the edges of a glacier.


How do glaciers cause deposition?

Glacial deposition occurs when a glacier melts, and deposits the sediment it eroded from the land.