What is the difference between a terminal (end) moraine and a recessional moraine? What will be an ideal response?
A terminal moraine is an accumulation of glacial debris that marks the farthest point of advance of a
glacier. Recessional moraines form by similar processes but mark the stepwise retreat of a glacier.
They can form as the result of a state of temporary equilibrium or of temporary advan
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A succession of rocks bounded by unconformities:a
period d. bedding plane b. sequence e. ecosystem c. system
For a neutrally-charged atom to become a positively-charged atom of the same element, it must:a
lose a proton. b. lose an electron. c. gain a proton. d. gain an electron. e. none of the above