[DOC] [TLE] How do glaciers affect land? | National Snow and Ice Data Center [PAR] Glaciers not only transport material as they move, but they also sculpt and carve 
away the ... One of the most striking examples of glaciated valleys can be seen in 
... Giant boulders stud some of the pinnacles, left behind by a retreating glacier. ... 
Called glacial erratics or erratic boulders, these rocks might seem a little out of... [DOC] [TLE] High School Earth Science/Glacial Erosion and Deposition ... [PAR] These pieces of rock are carried by the glacier for many kilometers and are only 
... rocky material at the edge of a glacier is called a lateral moraine and one in the 
... Whatever the glacier has been carrying, all gets left behind in a pile as the ice... [DOC] [TLE] 10(af) Landforms of Glaciation - Physical Geography [PAR] First, at the base of a glacier, large amounts of loose rock and sediment are ... As 
the main body of the glacial ice moves material around the ice in the cracks is 
pulled and ... The following image illustrates one of these networks of connected 
alpine ... where most of the ice has been lost to ablation and sediment is left 
behind. [DOC] [TLE] Glacial Landforms [PAR] Bergschrund: These form when a crevasse or wide crack opens along the 
headwall of a glacier; most ... one that collects in a cirque basin behind risers of 
rock material or in an ice gouged depression. ... are left standing high above the 
... Till Plain: Forms behind a end moraine; it features unstratified coarse till, has 
low and... [DOC] [TLE] Deposition by Glaciers | CK-12 Foundation [PAR] Jan 4, 2013 ... These glacial erratics, like the one pictured below (Figure below), are ... Also, 
they are usually a different rock type from the surrounding bedrock. ... The 
material dropped by a glacier is usually a mixture of particles and rocks ... A 
ground moraine is a thick layer of sediments left behind by a retreating glacier. [DOC] [TLE] Glacial Erosion and Deposition | CK-12 Foundation [PAR] Jul 16, 2012 ... alpine (valley) glacier; continental glacier; end moraine; glacial ... With the weight 
of the ice over them, these rocks can scratch deeply into the ... Melting glaciers 
deposit all the big and small bits of rocky material they are carrying in a pile. ... As 
water moves through unsorted glacial till, it leaves behind the... [DOC] [TLE] Glaciers carve land and move sediments. - ClassZone [PAR] eroding rock and soil in some areas and ... 1. MATERIALS.  modeling clay.  
paper towel.  ice cube containing ... of these glaciers is shaped like a wide dome 
over the land. The ice ... A deposit of till left behind by a retreating glacier is called 
a. [DOC] [TLE] How glaciers shape the land and what they leave behind [PAR] How do glaciers move eroded material? ... Weathering refers to the weakening 
and breakdown of rock in its position (without ... one place to another  where this 
is left behind it is called a glacial deposit (a 'moraine'). ... Note down your own 
thoughts about each one, and these can be shared with the class during 
discussion. [DOC] [TLE] Geologic Site of the Month: Maine's Glacial Moraines ... - Maine.gov [PAR] Many glacial features that we see today were actually left behind during the final 
northward retreat of the ice sheet, when the pulverized rock debris was released 
from the melting ice. ... Through a variety of processes, this dirty material was 
either ... Where the ice margin remained in one place long enough, all of these... [DOC] [TLE] Glacial Landforms and Features - The shape of the land, Forces and ... [PAR] Rock flour: Fine-grained rock material produced when a glacier abrades or ... 
loose materials from one area and leaving, or depositing, these materials in ..... A 
huge block of that glacial ice broke off and remained behind, surrounded at it 
base... [DOC] [TLE] Glossary of Glacier Terminology - Text Version [PAR] Jan 12, 2013 ... It forms when one or more valley glaciers flow from a confined valley onto ... 
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Question: A moraine is the rocky material left behind by one of these
Answer: a glacier