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Glaciers & erosion Glaciers can leave behind large boulders known as erratic. Glaciers can move lots of sediments that can carve striations or grooves.

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1 Glaciers & erosion Glaciers can leave behind large boulders known as erratic. Glaciers can move lots of sediments that can carve striations or grooves into rocks.

2 Glaciers & Erosion Drift or till is all sediment that is deposited by glacial activity Moraine: ridge or pile of boulders, gravel, sand left at the end of a glacier Esker: sediment carried by water in channels of a glacier (outwash)

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4 Running Water & Erosion
Rivers with lots of energy can move lots of sediment and even large boulders. Fast water, large discharge, & a steep slope = high erosion Slow water, low discharge, & gentle slope = low erosion

5 Running Water & Erosion

6 Running Water & Erosion
River meanders or bends in the river, shows how mature a river is.

7 Mass Movement & Erosion
Mass movement is the downward transportation of weathered materials by gravity.


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