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Glaciers can cause erosion because they move, though they do so slowly. As they move, often only a few inches a year, they scrape away and can gouge out the land, and then leave behind morass, which can be made up of left behind bits of rock or whatever happened to be in the glacier.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoGlacial erosion is the movement of material and sediments via transportation by glacier.
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∙ 9y agoGlaciers indeed cause massive erosion. Their slow movement across the terrain cut deep depressions, sometimes causing lakes to form when the glaciers retreat.
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Which type of erosion moves the most sediment on the earth's surface?
Glacier Erosion
A glacier scraping sediment and rock from the sides of a mountain is an example of?
Erosion.
Why glacier is an effective agent of erosion?
It's heavy, it moves, it grinds.
Are glaciers an agent of erosion?
Yes. Look at any glacial (u-shaped) valley and the terminal moraine at the end where the glacier melts.
Explain the difference between erosion and deposition?
Glacial erosion is the process by which a glacial flows over the land, picking up rocks. Glacial deposition is the process by which a glacier gathers a huge amount of rock and soil as it Erodes the land in the path
What type of erosion formed the yosemite valley?
glacier erosion
Is a Cirque a result of deposition or erosion?
It is glacier erosion.
What is the difference between glacier erosion and glacier deposition?
Glacier erosion is when the ground below the glacier is removed. Glacial deposition is when the debris (eroded ground) is left behind when a glacier melts and the face retreats.
How has erosion effected glacier bay national park?
Erosion at Glacier bay is caused by the chunks of ice on the glacier breaking apart and falling into the water
How do glacier caues erosion?
glacier r cool and stoof
What is the difference between glacier erosion and glacial deposition?
Glacier erosion is when the ground below the glacier is removed. Glacial deposition is when the debris (eroded ground) is left behind when a glacier melts and the face retreats.
How is erosion different from water and glacier erosion?
Wind does not carry heavy objects.
Which type of erosion moves the most sediment on the earth's surface?
Glacier Erosion
Where does glacier erosion happen?
Anywhere they have glaciers
How does glacier cause erosion and deposition?
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How wind erosion different from water and glacier erosion?
Wind does not carry heavy objects.
How is wind erosion different from water and glacier erosion?
Wind does not carry heavy objects.
