hi,
Sediment deposited directly by glaciers as they melt are termed ____
is it drumlins?
2007-03-09 14:57:24 · 3 answers · asked by Serdar N 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Drumlins would be a fairly poor answer in my opinion. A drumlin is a cigar shaped hill that is shaped by melt water...
Glacial drift is the generic term for all material that is transported by the glaciers. The glacial drift is dropped by the glacier when it starts retreating (melting), and several different kinds of depositional landforms are formed. These include, moraines, drumlins, kames, and eskers.
I believe "moraines" would be the best answer. Moraines are the largest depositional landform left by a retreating glacier. If you want to learn more about moraines I've given the link to wikipedia's page on the subject.
2007-03-09 17:31:46 · answer #1 · answered by brooks b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds right. Do you have a dictionary handy that you can look up drumlins in?
2007-03-09 23:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by St N 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try http://nsidc.org/glaciers/ or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier
2007-03-10 00:07:25 · answer #3 · answered by Scarp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋