moraine
Let an agent explain moraines and their types and formation, describe how they are identified in the field and used in glacial history, identify notable moraines with sources, and support learning.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain moraines and their types and formation, describe how they are identified in the field and used in glacial history, identify notable moraines with sources, and support learning.
A landform composed of unsorted glacial debris called till, deposited by a glacier or ice sheet, in forms such as terminal and end moraines at the ice margin, lateral moraines along glacier sides, medial moraines where glaciers merge, ground moraine, and subglacial forms such as Rogen moraine, murtoos and flutings; moraines record past glacier extent and are used to reconstruct climate history and shape landscapes, lakes and soils.
What it is for: Glacial debris landforms.
It can be explain types and formation; describe identification and use; identify notable moraines; support learning.
Distinguishing features
Unsorted till
Ice-margin or subglacial deposition
Records glacier extent
Types by position
What it looks like
Ridges and mounds of unsorted rock debris.
How it is recognised
Deposited glacial till
Ridge or mound at former ice margins
Eskers are sorted meltwater deposits; drumlins are streamlined hills
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - another high-latitude phenomenon
is related to - polar regions
is related to - rock and sediment
In practice
Families and kinds
terminal and end moraines
lateral and medial moraines
ground moraine
Rogen moraine and murtoos
flutings and other subglacial forms
Standards and regulation
Geomorphological mapping conventions
Geoheritage protection
Land use rules on moraine deposits
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing moraines with other glacial landforms
Moraine-dammed lake outburst floods
Damage from quarrying
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What moraines are.
Geology.
Formation
Formation.
Formation
Formation.
- How do glaciers deposit till to form moraines, and what determines their shape? definition
- Which entry fits glaciers? action
Types
Types.
Types
Types.
- How do terminal, lateral, medial, ground and subglacial moraines such as Rogen moraine differ? definition
- Which entry fits a specific type? action
Field Identification and use.
Practice.
Identify
Field identification.
Identify
Identification.
- How are moraines recognised in the field and on maps and imagery? action
- Which entry fits geomorphological mapping? action
History
Glacial history.
History
History.
- How are moraines dated and used to reconstruct past glacier extent and climate? provenance
- Which entry fits ice ages? action
Hazard Hazards and landscape.
Context.
Lakes
Moraine-dammed lakes.
Lakes
Lakes.
- How do moraines dam lakes, and what outburst flood hazards arise? provenance
- Is a flood hazard present now, requiring authorities? boundary
Landscape
Landscape and land use.
Landscape
Landscape.
- How do moraines shape soils, agriculture, settlement and heritage landscapes? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific moraine? action
Learn History and teaching.
Education.
Science
History of study.
Science
Science.
- How did the study of moraines contribute to the discovery of ice ages? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can glacial landforms be taught in the field and classroom? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each type be a separate entry?
- How should glacial maps be linked?
- How should hazards be linked?