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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Water and Wind Erosion

Question 6 • WCA 4130 Earth and Space Science 1st Quarter 26-27

A geologist finds this ridge of sediment while out in the field. The geologist notices a glacier in the distance.What feature is this ridge?

Answer
A
kettle
B
loess
C
moraine
D
delta

Explanation

A moraine is a ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier, often along its edge or at the point where it stopped. A kettle is a depression left by melting ice, loess is windblown dust, and a delta forms where a river enters a body of water. Therefore, this ridge is a moraine.

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