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glacial erratic

large boulders dropped by the glacier.

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termininal moraine

a hill left behind when the glacier receded - there are two on Long Island: Harbor Hill and Ronkomkoma Moraines

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the wearing away of land by water or wind

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"Indian paint pots"

These are clay filled concretions (a sedimentary type of rock). The clay was used as a pigment by Native Americans.

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Long Island north shore beach

these beaches border the LI Sound and often have large rocks and bluffs along the coastline.

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Long Island south shore beach

these smooth sandy beaches border the Atlantic Ocean and have high wave action

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Name the three types of rocks

Igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary

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