| Consider the following statements |
| 1. A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris. |
| 2. This debris may have been plucked off a valley floor as a glacier advanced or may have fallen off valley walls as a result of frost wedging or landslide. |
| 3. Medial moraines are ridges of unconsolidated debris deposited at the snout or end of the glacier. |
| Which of the statements given above are correct? |
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) All of these
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
[a] End moraines or terminal moraines, are ridges of unconsolidated debris deposited at the snout or end of the glacier. They usually reflect the shape of the glacier's terminus. A medial moraine is found on top of, and inside an existing glacier. Medial moraines are formed when two glaciers meet.
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