Deposition Flashcards
1
Q
Drumlins
A
Elongated hills where the upstream end is round and the downstream end is pointed.
2
Q
Erratics
A
Large rocks transported by a glacier then deposited in a place made from a different type of rock. This makes them look very out of place because they are also very large.
3
Q
Till
A
Unsorted mixtures carried by glaciers
4
Q
Ablation
A
Melting. The zone of ablation is when a glacier loses more ice than it gains in a year.
