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Frost2351

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on: Jul 15, 2018

What are eskers, and how do they form? What will be an ideal response?

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Briefly explain the origin of drumlins What will be an ideal response?

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voltaire123

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Eskers are long, sinuous ridges of stratified drift. They form in tunnels beneath stagnant ice and in
meltwater channels on the surface of glaciers

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Drumlins form beneath moving ice that molded glacial drift into a characteristic streamlined shape

Frost2351

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TYSM

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