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The sediment deposited at the edge of a glacier forms a ridge called a?
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Moraine.
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When a stream emerges from a mountain canyon the stream slope is greatly reduced as a result the sediment is deposited within a short distance and forms a or an?
Alluvial Fan
Which type of moraine forms along each side of a glacier?
A medial moraine.
What type of mountain is terminal moraine?
Terminal moraine is a crescent-shaped ridge of till extending across a glacial valley. They mark the absolute terminus of the glacier. The glacial snout has gone no further than the mark of terminal moraine.
How is erosion good?
It has formed some of the land forms on the earth. It has carried rich soil with vitamins to the edge of the river and deposited it there to grow pretty plants.
How are wetlands made?
The answer to this question is quite simple. Go on the internet and write down the question. The answer should come up there. Good luck!!! JOKES!! I only know how coastal wetlands are formed. you will find the answer below. A coastal wetland forms when a river slows down as it approaches the sea, causing the sand and mud to sink to the bottom. Over time this sediment builds up into banks, on which plants grow. The plants then trap more sediment, and allow wetland habitats to develop The answer to this question is quite simple. Go on the internet and write down the question. The answer should come up there. Good luck!!! JOKES!! I only know how coastal wetlands are formed. you will find the answer below. A coastal wetland forms when a river slows down as it approaches the sea, causing the sand and mud to sink to the bottom. Over time this sediment builds up into banks, on which plants grow. The plants then trap more sediment, and allow wetland habitats to develop
What is the sediment deposited by the edge of a glacier forms a ridge called?
It is known as moraine.
What Unsorted rocky debris that is formed by a melting glaciers is called?
Unsorted rocky debris that is formed during the melting of a glacier is known as a till. When there are many tills that are present the sediment that is deposited forms a till plain.
What is sediment carried by the river that collect's at the rivers mouth called?
The sediment itself is called silt, and it often is deposited at the mouth of rivers and forms a landform called a river delta.
Ridge consisting of unsorted sediments deposited at the sides of a glacier?
Such ridges are referred to as lateral moraines. As a glacier moves, it shears debris, such as rock and soil, on both sides, and this unsorted sediment forms ridges along the edges of the glacier.
Unsorted rocky debris that is formed by a melting glacier?
The unsorted rocky debris formed by a melting glacier is called moraine. Moraines can come in various forms, such as lateral moraines, medial moraines, and terminal moraines, depending on where they are deposited by the glacier. This debris is a mixture of different rock sizes and types that were picked up and transported by the moving glacier.
What is the sediment laid down by glacial meltwater called?
There are several names: outwash is one and moraines are another. The outwash forms a flat area sometimes called outwash planes and the moraines are hilly.
What forms as weather and erosion break down rock?
Sediment forms which may ultimately be deposited and lithify into sedimentary rock.
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.
Why will the delta keep growing?
Because more sediment is deposited and the force of the water is pushing it outwards.......which forms a delta
What is a glacier byproduct?
glacial moraine is the debris of rock and gravel brought down a mountain by the action of the glacier and deposited at it's foot.Melt water also forms the head waters of a river
When till is dropped along the edge of a glacier it forms a?
It forms a ridge called moraine
What forms along the edge of a glacier where till is dropped?
Where till is dropped by a glacier is called a lateral moraine.
