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18 Cards in this Set
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GLACIER
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A large mass of moving ice and snow
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TILL
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Rocks and sediments deposited directly by a glacier
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MORAINE
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Ridges of till left by retreating glaciers (terminal and lateral)
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DRUMLIN
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An oval-shaped mound of til.
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MELTWATER
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Sediment laden streams that flow out of glaciers
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OUTWASH PLAIN
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A broad, flat area of sediments deposited by rivers of glacial meltwater.
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ICEBERG DEPOSITS
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Rocks and sediments deposited on the sea floor thousands of kilometers from their continental source.
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GLACIAL LAKES
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Lakes crested by glaciation (Finger Lakes, Great Lakes)
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KETTLE LAKE
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Round, deep lakes formed from large blocks of glacial ice.
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SEA CLIFF
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Steep faces of shoreline rock created by wave and wind.
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TERRACE
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A flat platform of eroded rocks, sand, and silt at the base of a sea cliff; terraces slow the erosion of the remaining sea cliff.
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SEA STACK
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Columns of resistant rock left over when a sea cliff eroded from wave action.
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SEA CAVE
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A hollowed out portion of a sea cliff.
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LONGSHORE CURRENT
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The movement of water parallel to a shoreline.
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SAND BAR
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A long underwater
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LONGSHORE CURRENT
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The movement of water parallel to a shoreline.
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SAND BAR
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A long underwater ridge of sand.
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SPLIT
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A sand or gravel bar running into a body of water.
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