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What is formed by abrasion of rocks by windblown sand?
ventifact
What are 2 ways glaciers erode the land?
The two processes are abrasion and plucking.What processes lead to glacial erosion? Describe them.The two main processes that lead to glacial erosion are plucking and abrasion. Plucking is the process by which a glacier picks off rocks as it blocks over the land. The rock fragments freeze to the bottom of the glacier, gouging and scratching the bedrock as the glacier advances in the process of abrasion.
How was maquoketa caves formed?
The Maquoketa caves in Iowa were formed through years of natural non-glacial erosion.
What is the name given to lakes formed through glacial erosion?
Corrie lake.
How is conical hill formed?
Conical hills are the remains/remnants of a limestone surface and all are usually the same height above sea level
The glacial scouring by bedrock embedded in ice is erosion by?
Abrasion
What are the three main types of glacial erosion?
The 3 main types of glacial erosion are plucking, abrasion and freeze thaw.
Describe two basic processes of glacial erosion?
The two processes are abrasion and plucking.What processes lead to glacial erosion? Describe them.The two main processes that lead to glacial erosion are plucking and abrasion. Plucking is the process by which a glacier picks off rocks as it blocks over the land. The rock fragments freeze to the bottom of the glacier, gouging and scratching the bedrock as the glacier advances in the process of abrasion.
What is a glacier groove?
a glacier groove is when it scratches or gouges or cuts into bedrock's by the process of glacial abrasion.
What does glacial polish results from?
Glacial polish results from the grinding action of glaciers as they move and slide over bedrock, smoothing and polishing the surface of rocks. This process is primarily caused by the abrasion of rock particles and debris carried by the glacier against the bedrock.
What are two types of glacial erosion?
The two processes by which glaciers erode the land are plucking and abrasion.
Is this true or false the grand canyon was formed bywind abrasion?
False. It was water abrasion
How is moraine formed?
glacial till.
What is formed by glacial erosion?
Eskers
What is a ridge formed from glacial deposits are?
what is a ridge formed from deposits are
What type of erosion formed beach?
Abrasion
What are the three main types of erosion?
The 3 main types of glacial erosion are plucking, abrasion and freeze thaw.
