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Drift and/or till.
Moraine.
A till.
till deposited from glacier
Sediments directly deposited by the glacier are called till.
Sediments directly deposited by the glacier are called till.
The term for all sediments of glacier origin is "glacial till." It consists of a mixture of rock fragments of various sizes that are deposited directly by the ice as it moves and melts.
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Glacial deposits, often referred to as glacial drift, are the general term for all sediments deposited by a glacier. This can include material like till, moraine, and glacial erratics left behind as the glacier moves and melts.
Outwash plains are formed by the deposition of sediments carried by meltwater streams from glaciers. As the glacier retreats, the sediments are deposited in a broad, flat area in front of the glacier. These sediments are typically sorted by size, with larger particles deposited closer to the glacier and smaller particles carried further away.
The material deposited by meltwater beyond the end of a glacier is called glacial outwash or outwash plain. It consists of sediments such as sand, gravel, and boulders that have been carried by the flowing meltwater and deposited as the glacier retreats.
A till is an unsorted mixture of sediment deposited by a glacier, while a moraine is a landform made up of till deposited at the edge or beneath a glacier. Tills are deposited directly by the moving glacier, while moraines are created from the accumulation of till as the glacier advances, retreats, or melts.
Formed when a mixture of sediments that a glacier deposits directly on the surface
Formed when a mixture of sediments that a glacier deposits directly on the surface
The material deposited by meltwater beyond the end of a glacier is called moraine. This sediment consists of a mixture of rocks, gravel, sand, and silt that was transported and deposited by the glacier as it melted.
Till is a mixture of sediment and rocks that is deposited directly by a glacier, while outwash is material deposited by meltwater streams flowing away from a glacier. Till tends to be unsorted and unstratified, while outwash is usually sorted and layered by the flowing water.