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science chpt 3. 4-6

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glacier   A large mass of moving ice and snow on land.  
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moraine   A ridge formed by the till deposited at the edge of a glacier.  
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kettle   A small depression that forms when a chunk of ice is left in glacial till.  
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Valley glacier   A long, narrow path that forms when snow and ice build up in a mountain valley.  
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Continental glacier   A glacier that covers much of a continent or large island.  
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Ice age   One time in the past when continental glaciers covered large parts of earths surface.  
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plucking   The process by which a glacier picks up rocks as it flows over the land.  
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till   The sediments deposited directly by a glacier.  
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beach   Wave-washed sediment along a coast.  
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longshore drift   The movement of water and sediment down a beach caused by waves coming into shore at an angle.  
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spit   A beach formed by long shore lift that projects like a finger out into the water.  
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deflation   Wind erosion that moves surface materials.  
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sand dune   A deposit of wind- blown sand.  
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loess   A wind formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt.  
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