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Erosion Review 4 Glaciers

A review for glaciers

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GlacierLarge mass of ice formed from an accumulation of snow that moves
Continental GlacierFormed over large land areas, and covered polar areas during the ice ages
Ice AgeTime period when the average temperature was 4 degrees cooler
Valley GlacierGlacier that formed in Mts. Because of lower temperatures at higher elevations
PluckingMelt water from the glacier fill cracks in the rocks, then the water freezes and then breaks the rock loose
StriationsScratches in rock caused by the scrapping of rocks moved by a glacier
TillA jumble of different-sized sediments, boulders, sand, clay, and silt
MoraineBig ridge of sediments dropped in the front of the glacier
Kettle LakeForms from the ice block melting after sediments were deposited in an area


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Saint Margaret Mary School

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