A winding hill of sorted sand and gravel deposits is known as a/n ________ and is deposited by a/n ________ glacier.

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A winding hill of sorted sand and gravel deposits is known as an esker, which is deposited by a continental glacier. Drumlin is also a hill-shaped deposit but is formed by the movement of an alpine glacier. A medial moraine is a ridge of sediment found in the middle of a glacier and is also formed by the movement of alpine glaciers.

A Winding Hill of Sorted Sand and Gravel Deposits Is