Identifying Fluvio-Glacial Deposits
Fluvio-glacial deposits are sediments laid down by meltwater streams flowing from glaciers or ice sheets. These deposits often form distinct landforms associated with glacial environments.
Analyzing the Options
- Pediplain: This is a landform created by extensive erosion, often forming a large, nearly flat area. It is not primarily a glacial deposit.
- Kame terrace: This is a ridge or flat area formed by meltwater streams flowing between a glacier and the valley side. It consists of sorted sand and gravel deposited by the meltwater, fitting the definition of a fluvio-glacial deposit.
- Floodplain: This is a flat area adjacent to a river, built up by sediments deposited during river floods. While it involves water deposition (fluvial), it is not necessarily linked to glacial meltwater.
- Loess plain: This landform consists of wind-deposited silt (loess). The depositional process is aeolian (wind), not fluvio-glacial.
Based on the definition, a kame terrace is the correct example of a fluvio-glacial deposit among the choices.
Important Questions from Geomorphology
Which one of the following is not an igneous rock?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Hypocenter is the point on the surface of the Earth, nearest to the focus.
2. Velocity of earthquake waves is higher in denser materials.
3. P waves move faster and are the first to arrive at the surface of the Earth.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Which one of the following is the lowermost/innermost intrusive igneous rock?
The formation of ‘tors’ on small rocky hills is associated with which among the following?
Which one of the following statements about metamorphic rocks is not correct?
