Question

Which features are formed by glacial deposition? Check all that apply. kettle loess moraine sandbar till

Answer 1

Answer: kettle, moraine and till

Kettle, moraine and till are formed by the glacier deposition.

Kettle: It is formed when the blocks of ice comes out of the retreating glacier and gets submerged in the hole of sediments.

Moraine: It is a mass of rocks and sediments carried by a retreating glacier and deposited to other locations, typically in the form of ridges.

Till: It is formed when the materials like sediments in the form of clay, sand, gravel and boulders are frozen in the glacier.

Answer 2

Following are the features that describe glacial deposition:

1. Kettle
2. Moraine
3. Till

There are in six types of glacial deposition in actual:

1. Kettle
2. Moraine
3. Till
4. Kames
5. Esker
6. Drumlins

Kettle

When a glacier which is buried under soil starts melting a shallow depression formed. This depression that is formed by melting of glacier is called kettle.

Moraine

The deposition of glaciers in the form of series of small rounded hills is called Moraine.

Till

Till is type of deposition which consist of pebbles, boulders and sand particles. It is actually a mixture of different size of particles.