SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SATELLITESICY BODIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form moraines (deposition of debris)
A
Weathering
B
Erosion
C
Deposition
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Glacial deposition is the settling of sediments left behind by a moving glacier. As glaciers move over the land, they pick up sediments and rocks. The mixture of unsorted sediment deposits carried by the glacier is called glacial till. Piles of till deposited along the edges of past glaciers are called moraines.

Detailed explanation-2: -Glacial Deposition Glacier can also shape landscapes by depositing rocks and sediment. As the ice melts, it drops the rocks, sediment, and debris once contained within it. Ice at the glacier base may melt, depositing Glaciers can also move sediment from one place to another when it flows over sediment beds.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main types of depositional landforms are summarised below: Moraines – these are composed of rocky debris that has been removed from the valley sides and floor by weathering and erosion and carried downhill by glaciers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Moraines consist of loose sediment and rock debris deposited by glacier ice, known as till. They may also contain slope, fluvial, lake and marine sediments if such material is present at the glacier margin, where it may be incorporated into glacial ice during a glacier advance, or deformed by glacier movement4, 5.

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