Depositional

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    • drumlin
      hit obstacle cant be eroded, deposition under glacier builds up behind obstacle
      moves over mound, drags excess deposition over other side
      cause tear drop shape
    • erratics
      large boulder, diff rock type to surrounding rock - broken off by weathering + erosion, transported + deposited by glacier when lost energy
    • What are lateral moraines?
      Moraines deposited on the sides of a glacier that leave a ridge when the ice melts.
    • What are medial moraines?
      Moraines formed when two lateral moraines meet in the middle of a glacier.
    • What are ground moraines?
      Moraines that are found underneath a glacier and consist of only sorted material.
    • What are recessional moraines?
      Moraines formed at the end of a glacier.
    • What are terminal moraines?
      Moraines found at the snout of a glacier on the valley floor.
    • till plains
      unsorted material formed through erosion and weathering

      ice sheet detaches from glacier + melts, till on top/within glacier deposited on valley floor
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