What creates a moraine?
a. Wave-dominated deltas
b. Glaciers
c. Atolls
d. Tombolos
ANS: B
When a glacier retreats, they leave small hills and ridges of sediments. These ridges of sediment are
called moraines, some of which still stand above water. Information can be found in the section
Larger-Scale Features Accumulate on Depositional Coasts.
You might also like to view...
How are the various lineations defined and how do they develop?
What will be an ideal response?
A tide pattern of one high and one low each day describes a ____
A) diurnal tide B) mixed tide C) solar tide D) semidiurnal tide
Which of the following is a mineral?
A) Ice
B) Crystals grown in a laboratory
C) Volcanic glass
D) Material with crystals of different chemical compounds
E) None of these are correct.
Sedimentary breccia is a sedimentary rock formed by cementation of coarse angular fragments of rubble.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)