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Moraines form when a glacier moves down a mountain until it reaches temperatures warm enough to melt. As the ice melts, it deposits sediment. This sediment form ridges called moraines.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoTerminal moraine/ end moraine is a moraine which you will find at the front of the glacier. As a glacier moves down a valley it erodes the landscape by abrasion and plucking and picks up material which it carries along inside the ice. Where the glacier stops and melts because of an increase in temperature, the material trapped in the ice is deposited at the end of the glacier.
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∙ 14y agoMoraine is the collective name for the rocks and pebbles and gravels that get swept up in the bottom of a Glacier on the move. When the glacier melts,as at the end of an ice age, the Moraine deposits are left behind on the floor of the Valleys they helped gouge out
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∙ 13y agoGlaciers.
Glaciers erode the bedrock and transport the eroded particles "downstream". At the end of such a glacier this material (eroded particles) is deposited resulting in the formation of a moraine.
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∙ 14y agothey indicate the size the glacier was,how fast it was moving, and how far it traveled
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∙ 14y agothey are formed by glaciers picking up stones and rubble and depositeing them over time where they melt. they change over time by the action of wind,rain and ice
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Small hills that are formed form deposits left by streams on the surface of glacier are called?
Kames. Many are found in areas of kettles and moraines.
Why are moraines often fragmentary?
Moraines may be fragmentary due to the sediment being deposited by the glacier
What is the term for glacier sediment?
The rock and soil debris accompanying the glacier is moraine. lateral moraine at the sides where avalanches have dropped it, terminal moraine where the glacier finishes, and medial moraine formed from the lateral moraines of two contributory glaciers when they join.
Which formation is made of material that is frozen to the bottom if the glacier and carried along acting abrasive elements?
ground moraines
What conclusion do geographers draw when they observe moraines ridge like plies of rock and debris?
Geographers draw the conclusion that moraines are the product of ice age glacial activity when they observe ridge-like piles of rock and debris. Glacial moraines are formed from the debris of rock and sediment that is carried by glaciers and then deposited when the ice melts. Moraines can vary in size shape and composition but their presence indicates the activity of a glacier in the area. Geographers may also observe the shape of the moraine which can range from a single ridge to a series of ridges as well as the size of the moraine and its elevation. By noting these characteristics geographers can draw conclusions about the past geological activity of the area.
These moraines are ridges of rock debris formed along the sides of a moving glacier?
Terminal moraines or terminal
Why are terminal moraines usually larger than lateral moraines?
Because terminal moraines were formed around an ice lobe during the period when the ice was at its maximum size.
What makes sand dunes and moraines similar?
Sand dunes are formed by the action of running water while moraines are formed by the action of moving ice.
Ridges of rock debris formed by a moving glacier?
moraines
What moraines are ridges of rock debris formed in front of a moving glacier.?
Ridges of rock debris that form in front of a glacier are called terminal moraines at the point that the glacier stops moving ahead.
What are moraines composed of?
Moraines are a type of hill surrounding a kettle formed as glaciers melt and retreat. The kettle is formed by a very large chuck of ice that was left behind. The sand, gravel and rocks flowing with the water from the retreating glacier go around the ice chunk and form the moraines. There are places in Wisconsin called the Kettle Moraine Area where these can be seen. Often people remove the moraines for the sand and gravel that they can sell. This material is used in construction.
Where are moraines located?
Ground moraines are located at the base of the glacier.
Are moraines formed by erosion or deposition?
Moraines are the deposited remains that are left when a glacier melts and retreats. Therefore, erosion must have first taken place further up the glacier, and the debris carried down to be left at the melting point as stoney mounds.
Where are ground moraines located?
Ground moraines are located at the base of the glacier.
Small hills that are formed form deposits left by streams on the surface of glacier are called?
Kames. Many are found in areas of kettles and moraines.
Moraines are abrasive elements carried in the bottom of a frozen glacier?
these moraines are abrasive elements carried in the bottom of a frozen glaicer aplus ground moraines
Why are moraines often fragmentary?
Moraines may be fragmentary due to the sediment being deposited by the glacier
