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How are the four types of moraines different from each other?
The four types of moraines are lateral, medial, terminal, and ground moraines. Lateral moraines form along the sides of a glacier, medial moraines are formed when two glaciers merge and their lateral moraines combine, terminal moraines mark the furthest extent of a glacier's advance, and ground moraines are the debris left behind beneath a glacier as it retreats.
Where are moraines found on a glacier?
Moraines are found along the edges, flanks, and in the middle of glaciers. They are formed from debris and rocks that have been transported and deposited by the glacier's movement. Lateral moraines form along the sides, medial moraines run down the center, and terminal moraines are found at the glacier's terminus.
Ice erodes rock and deposits sediments to form?
Glacial ice erosion will form: * Corries (cirques) * Aretes * Pyramidal Peaks * U-shaped troughs * Hanging Valleys * Truncated Spurs * Rouche Moutonees * Striations * Rock Steps Sediment deposition (resulting from glacial processes) will form: * Ice-transported boulders * Erratics * Lateral moraines * Medial moraines * Terminal moraines * Recessional moraines * Push moraines * Varves * Eskers * Delta kames * Kame terraces * Braided streams * Flat bottoms to U-shaped valleys
Where are the famous moraines in the US?
Some famous moraines in the US include the terminal moraine of the Wisconsin glaciation in Long Island, New York, and the moraines left behind by the glaciers in Glacier National Park in Montana and Denali National Park in Alaska.
What formation is small hill like mound formed from the deposits as the glacier recedes?
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