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weathering/erosion 3

Weathering & Erosion #3

TermDefinition
continental glacier a glacier that covers much of a continent or a large island
till the sediments deposited directly by a glacier
moraine a ridge formed by the till deposited at the edge of a glacier
kettle a small depression that forms when a chunk of ice is left in glacial till
U-shaped valley a steep-sided, flat-bottomed valley carved by glacial erosion
fiord a long narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs formed by glacial erosion
headland a part of the hard, rocky shore that sticks out into the ocean
sea stacks a pillar of rock rising above the ocean; left behind when a sea arch collapses
longshore drift the movement of sediment down a beach caused by waves coming in to shore at an angle
spit a finger-like beach that projects out into the ocean; formed by longshore drift
deflation the process by which wind removes surface materials
V-shaped valley a narrow-bottomed valley with sloping sides; created by river erosion
basin an area of low-lying land enclosed by higher land such as hills and mountains
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