A deposition of till that forms behind a terminal moraine as the glacier retreats and is generally spread widely across the ground surface is called a(n)

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A deposition of till that forms behind a terminal moraine as the glacier retreats and is generally spread widely across the ground surface is called a till plain. An outwash plain is a flat area formed by the deposition of sediment carried by meltwater from a glacier. A drumlin swarm is a group of elongated hills formed by the movement of a glacier. A lateral moraine is a ridge of debris deposited along the sides of a glacier. A recessional moraine is a ridge of till that forms when a glacier stalls during its retreat.

A Deposition of Till That Forms Behind a Terminal Moraine