Deposits of stratified sands and gravels transported from the glacial margin by meltwater are called a(n)________ when adjacent to an ice sheet and a(n)________ when adjacent to an alpine glacier.

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Deposits of stratified sands and gravels transported from the glacial margin by meltwater are called an outwash plain when adjacent to an ice sheet and a valley train when adjacent to an alpine glacier. The other options are incorrect as lateral moraine and drumlin refer to glacial landforms created by the movement of the ice itself, and a terminus and esker refer to specific types of glacial features, but not to deposits of sands and gravels.

Deposits of Stratified Sands and Gravels Transported from the Glacial