Valley Glacier- river of ice in mountainous areas. It
carves a U-shape into a mountain valley.
U-shaped Valley- the shape of a valley that is
carved by a glacier
Cirque- bowl-shaped valley formed where glacier begins
Plucking
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Till
Moraine
Moraine
Erratic- a large boulder that is moved and
deposited by a glacier
Esker- long ridge left behind when ice inside a
tunnel of sand and gravel melts
Outwash Deposits- material left behind by the
meltwater that comes from the foot of the glacier
Kettle Lakes- round water-filled depressions that
form when buried blocks of ice melt.
Drumlins- elongated hills formed from glacial
sediment.
Fjord- a long narrow inlet that has been gouged
by glaciers and filled by the sea
Waves
Wave Erosion by Impact
Wave Erosion by Abrasion
Deposition by Waves
Wind Deposition
Sand Dunes
Wind Erosion by Deflation
Sand Storm in Iraq
Wind Erosion by Abrasion