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Abrasion, when the ice and the load of rock fragments slide over the bedrock

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What of the following glacial features results from deposition a moraine?

Glacial moraine could dam and prevent glacial meltwater from escaping. Glacial lakes usually form behind the moraine as the thawing glacier retreats.


What evidence would prove that an area was eroded by a glacier?

Evidence of glacial erosion includes U-shaped valleys, striations or grooves on rocks caused by the movement of the glacier, glacial polish on rocks, and moraines (deposits of glacial till). These features indicate the past presence and movement of a glacier in the area.


Is the current Ice Age period the only time in Earth's history that massive glacial activity has shaped the land?

No: glacial activity occurs in all glacial phases of all Ice Ages, and we now see the results of the latest within the present Ice Age.


What are two types of glacial erosion?

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What well-sorted sediment results from glacerial erosion?

Glacial erosion typically produces well-sorted sediment known as glacial till. This sediment is composed of a wide range of particle sizes, from clay to boulders, due to the mixing and transport by the glacier. Glacial till is often unsorted and can be deposited directly by the glacier or as moraines when the glacier retreats.


What glacial features results from deposition?

Moraines, drumlins, eskers, and outwash plains are glacial features that result from deposition. Moraines are ridges of till deposited along the edges of a glacier, drumlins are elongated hills of glacial till, eskers are long, winding ridges of sand and gravel, and outwash plains are flat areas of sand and gravel deposited by meltwater streams flowing away from the glacier.


What is the gouging of bedrock by rock fragments dragged by glaciers results?

The gouging of bedrock by rock fragments dragged by glaciers results in the formation of grooves, scratches, and striations on the surface of the bedrock. These features, known as glacial striations, provide evidence of the direction and movement of past glaciers. These marks can also help geologists determine the extent and timing of glacial activity in an area.


What is the term for all sediments of glacial origin?

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What is a glacial inlet?

Glacial inlet is called a fiord.


What is the term for all sediments of glacial?

Glacial Drift


What is the term for sediments of glacial origin?

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Glacial water is what?

Glacial melt water is an expression sometimes used to name the water that results from the melting of a glacier. In some warmer weather conditions, a bit of melting can occur with the water slipping down through the glacier to run along the ground underneath.