Streams of melted ice may deposit coarse materials like boulders, gravel and sand, forming long narrow ridges resulting in the formation of which of the following?

Moraine

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Esker

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Drumlin

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Outwash plain

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The correct option is B Esker

When glacier melts in summer, the water flows down the surface of the glacier. It accumulates below and flows parallel to the glacier. These streams may deposit coarse material like boulders, gravel and sand, forming long narrow ridges called an esker.

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Streams of melted ice may deposit coarse materials like boulders, gravel and sand, forming long narrow ridges resulting in the formation of which of the following?

The correct option is B Esker When glacier melts in summer, the water flows down the surface of the glacier. It accumulates below and flows parallel to the glacier. These streams may deposit coarse material like boulders, gravel and sand, forming long narrow ridges called an esker.

The correct option is B Esker

When glacier melts in summer, the water flows down the surface of the glacier. It accumulates below and flows parallel to the glacier. These streams may deposit coarse material like boulders, gravel and sand, forming long narrow ridges called an esker.