9.3 Flashcards

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Foodplain

A

Flat, open land beside a river where sediments are deposited during floods

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Glaciers

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Large bodies of ice that move down slopes and push boulders, rocks and gravel in front of them

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Moraine

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deposit left by movement of a glacier

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4
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Sedimentary rock

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Rocks formed from sediments deposited by water, wind or ice. The sediments are cemented together in layers, under pressure.

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