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Topic 10 Vocab

vocab for Deposition

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Barrier IslandA long narrow island, parallel to the shore built of sand deposited by ocean waves, ocean currents, and wind
DepositionThe process by which sediments are released, dropped, or settled from erosional systems
DrumlinA long, narrow streamlined oval mound of unsorted sediment that is formed at the bottom of glaciers
Kettle LakeA lake formed when a large block of ice buried in glacial sediments melts, leaving an oval depression which becomes filled with water
MoraineA mound ridge or sheet of unsorted unlayered sediment deposited directly from an edge or bottom of a glacier
Outwash PlainThe landform feature composed of sorted and layered sediments deposited in front of a glacier by running water from the melting ice
Sand DuneA pile, hill, or mound of sand deposited by wind on a land surface
Sorted SedimentsA deposit of sediments that are similar in size or shape or density
Unsorted SedimentsA deposit of sediments that are mixed in size or shape or density


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