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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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Which type of erosion moves the most sediment on the earth's surface?
Glacier Erosion
Why glacier is an effective agent of erosion?
It's heavy, it moves, it grinds.
A glacier scraping sediment and rock from the sides of a mountain is an example of?
Erosion.
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
Which glacial does erosion takes place in?
Erosion primarily takes place in a glacier's zone of ablation, where the ice melts and water flows over and under the glacier, carrying sediment and debris with it to erode the bedrock below. Additionally, erosion can occur at the glacier's base due to the grinding action of the ice as it moves over the landscape.
What is the result of cirque erosion or deposition?
Cirque erosion results in the formation of bowl-shaped depressions at the head of a valley glacier. Deposition can occur when the glacier melts, depositing sediment and creating a small lake called a tarn in the cirque basin.
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
Which is a glacier feature caused by erosion?
In cross-section: A 'U' shaped valley is formed from glacial erosion. A 'V' shaped valley is formed by river erosion.
Which type of erosion moves the most sediment on the earth's surface?
Glacier Erosion
How is erosion different from water and glacier erosion?
Wind does not carry heavy objects.
When a large chunk of ice breaks loose from a continental glacier the process of breaking is commonly referred to as?
This process is commonly referred to as calving, where chunks of ice break off from the edge of a glacier. Calving can occur due to various factors such as melting, erosion, or the glacier's movement.
Is a U shaped valley deposition or erosion?
A U-shaped valley is typically formed through glacial erosion, as the moving glacier carves out the valley floor and sides, creating the characteristic U shape. Deposition may also occur within the valley, when the glacier deposits sediment it has eroded from elsewhere.
How wind erosion different from water and glacier erosion?
Wind does not carry heavy objects.
Is moraines a glacial feature caused by erosion?
Moraines are not caused by erosion, but rather by the deposition of sediment and rocks carried and deposited by a glacier as it moves and melts. Erosion occurs as the glacier carries material away from its original location.
