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.

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