7 Recognizing Sediment Deposited by Streams Wind and Glacier

7. Recognizing Sediment Deposited by Streams, Wind, and Glaciers (Ex. 6.7) Fill in the following table to summarize the characteristics of sediment deposited by the different continental agents of erosion. Agent of transportation Textural feature Streams Wind Glaciers Grain size Sorting Grain shape

Solution

Textural feature Streams Wind Glaciers Grain size Medium to coarse Fine grain Large grain Sorting Moderate to Poor sorting Well sorting Poor sorting Grain shape Sub-rounded to angular Well rounded Very angular to Sub-angular