Set: Life Science 3
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All 10 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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Continental Glacier | a glacier that covers most of a continent or island |
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Ice Age | In times past, where continental glaciers covered most of Earth's surface |
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Plucking | As a glacier moves over land it breaks and picks up rocks and boulders |
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Till | sediments a glacier deposits on the ground |
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Moraine | till deposits on the edge of glacier |
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Pot Holes | shallow lakes formed by water FLOWING around a till as a continental glacier melted |
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Kettle Lakes | a small depression formed by a chunk of ice left inside glacier till |
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Drumlin | long mound of till smoothed in the direction of a glacier's flow |
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Beach | an area of wave-washed sediment |
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Longshore Drift | some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the oceans current |
Set Information
| Terms | 10 |
| Creator | annabanana10123 |
| Created | December 4, 2007 |
| Groups | None |
| Tags | hard, life, science |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
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Most Missed Words
- Drumlin → long mound of till smoothed in the direction of a glacier's flow - 4 misses
- Moraine → till deposits on the edge of glacier - 3 misses
- Kettle Lakes → a small depression formed by a chunk of ice left inside glacier till - 3 misses
- Pot Holes → shallow lakes formed by water FLOWING around a till as a continental glacier melted - 2 misses
- Plucking → As a glacier moves over land it breaks and picks up rocks and boulders - 1 miss
- Till → sediments a glacier deposits on the ground - 1 miss
- Longshore Drift → some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the oceans current - 1 miss