Fluvioglacial landforms.

Question 1

Esker.

Answer 1

• Established glacier.
• Channel of meltwater beneath the glacier.
• Sediment is carried by the stream.
• End of the stream it is blocked by the sediment/ice.
• Sediment is deposited in a line formation.
• Once the glacier is gone left with a ridge of deposited material.

Question 2

Kettle holds and infilled kettle holes.

Answer 2

• Meltwater during ablation from the glacier.
• Carries chunks of ice.
• Meltwater loses velocity.
• Sediment is deposited around the chunks of ice.
• Once the chunks of ice melt, sediment disappears and left with a kettle hole.
• Infilled: sediment and vegetation fill the kettle hole.

Question 3

Outwash plain.

Answer 3

• Deposited material where meltwater has covered.

* Layers of sediment.