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The mixture of sediments deposited directly by a glacier is called?
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Sediments directly deposited by the glacier are called till.
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Mixture of sediments deposited by a glacier?
the correct answer is till. this sediment, deposited directly from glacier ice is till.
How does a till form?
Formed when a mixture of sediments that a glacier deposits directly on the surface
How does till form?
Formed when a mixture of sediments that a glacier deposits directly on the surface
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.
What four letter word means mixture of different sized sediments that is dropped from the base of a retreating glacier and can cover huge areas of land?
Till.
Unsorted rocky debris that is formed by a melting glacier called?
The unsorted rocky debris formed by a melting glacier is known as glacial till. This mixture of rock fragments of various sizes and shapes is deposited by the glacier as it retreats, with no specific order or arrangement. Glacial till can form different landforms, such as moraines or drumlins, depending on how it is deposited.
Sediments with a mixture of sizes are known as?
poorly sorted sediments
How are till and outwash different?
Basically till is unsorted and outwash is sorted. Outwash is sorted by the melt water streams, which have the ability to smooth rocks and pebbles. The till is carried by the glacier which means that all sorts of rocks and boulders can be carried with the ice, creating sharp surfaces on the rocks.
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 mixture of sediment a glacier deposits on the surface?
till
What is a glacial till?
glacial till is the stuff deposited from a glacier.
What is the difference between moraine and outwash?
A delta forms where a river empties into a large body of water. It's usually something associated with medium to large rivers. It is generally the the build up a very fine particles of dirt (silt) that were in the river water. A moraine is formed at the end of a glacier where it dumps its load of rock. It will generally have large rocks, gravel, sand, and silt all mixed in together.
