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With the mountains everything drains down into one area, like the continental divide
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What is a ridge at the farthest point reached by a glacier?
This is known as a Lateral moraine. Please see the related link for more information.
What is the ridge at the end of the glacier?
This is known as the terminal moraine.
What is a pile of rocks left by galciers?
It is known as Moraine.
What is the difference between a terminal moraine and a recessional moraine?
The terminal moraine is the sediment deposition furthest from the source of the glacier. It is also known as an end moraine, however depending on recession or advancement of the glacier, the end moraine is not always the terminal moraine. Lateral moraines are lines of sediment deposited along the outer walls or boundaries of a glacier and can run from the top of the glacier down to its end.
What is the difference between a terminal moraine and a lateral morain?
The terminal moraine is the sediment deposition furthest from the source of the glacier. It is also known as an end moraine, however depending on recession or advancement of the glacier, the end moraine is not always the terminal moraine. Lateral moraines are lines of sediment deposited along the outer walls or boundaries of a glacier and can run from the top of the glacier down to its end.
What is the sediment deposited by the edge of a glacier forms a ridge called?
It is known as moraine.
What glacial features results from deposition?
A glacial deposit is known as a moraine. A moraine may form a dam, keeping back the glacial melt-water, forming a series of lakes.
What land feature is produced by the sediment deposited at the front of a glacier?
This is known as a terminal moraine.
What is a moraine that piles up beside a glacier?
The best known is cape cod in Massachusetts.
What is a moraine that piles up beside the glacier?
The best known is cape cod in Massachusetts.
What is the bony eyebrow ridges called?
The frontal bone contains what is commonly known as eyebrow ridges. This bone is part of the skull.
Elevated ridges along the flood plain are known as?
Leeves
