Deposits of stratified sands and gravels transported from the glacial margin by meltwater are called a(n) ________ when adjacent to an ice sheet and a(n) ________ when adjacent to an alpine glacier.
A) lateral moraine; kame
B) drumlin; outwash plain
C) outwash plain; valley train
D) terminus; esker
Question 2
Which of the following best explains the formation of a medial moraine on a glacier?
A) A gravel pile that marks periods of glacial readvancement
B) A ridge of debris carried down the center of glacial ice
C) Sands and gravels that fill a subglacial stream channel
D) A ridge of debris carried along the sides of an advancing glacier
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