Depositional Landforms Flashcards
1
Q
Erosion
A
Cirque Arete Horn Roche Mountonnee Tarn*
2
Q
Deposition
A
Moraines Drumlin Kame Kettle Lake Esker Tarn*
3
Q
Roche Mountonnee
A
Its a gradual increases in elevation and then a sharp drop (decreased)
4
Q
Drumlin
A
Built up a lot of glacial till, forms a tear drop shape (pushes it up)
Looks for the biggest end and smallest tails
5
Q
Kettle Lake
A
Glacier has advances and now big things of ice retreats, takes a long time to melt. Wisconsin and Minnesota
Hole in the water
6
Q
Kettle Hole
A
Hole in the ground
7
Q
Esker
A
Turned a river inside out and river is formed underneath the glacier
Leaves behind glacier till
8
Q
Kame
A
Hole opens up the glacier and it opens up in the ice
