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Erosion and Deposition
Chapter 3 Part 2
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Science
8th Grade
11/08/2009

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Glacier
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a large mass of ice that moves very slowly over land
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Glacier
Definition
a large mass of ice that moves very slowly over land
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valley glacier
Definition
found on high mountains. They move along already formed valleys
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continental glacier
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A glacier that covers much ofa continent or island. Very large
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ice ages
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times in the past when continental galcies have covered much of Earth's surface
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till
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the mixtute of sediments that a glacier deposits directly on the land
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moraine
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the mound formed by the deposit of till at the end of the glacier
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kettle
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a small bowl shaped depression when a chunk of ice is left in the till
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longshore drift
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when sand and other beach sediments are carried away from the beach by the waves
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spit
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a finger-shaped beach that is formed by longshore drift
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beach
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an area of wave-washed sediment along a coast
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sand dune
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a deposit of wind-blown sand
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deflation
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the process that happens when wind removes surface material
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loess
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fine, wind blown sediment
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