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What is 2 ways that glaciers erode the land?

Glaciers erode the land through plucking, where they pick up and remove rock fragments as they move, and abrasion, where they scrape and grind the underlying bedrock as they advance. These processes help to shape landforms such as valleys, cirques, and moraines.


What are two ways in which glaciers erode Earth's surface?

When glaciers form they scrape earth's surface as they advance. Also when glaciers melt it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land creating various land forms.


How does running water groundwater waves and glaciers cause erosion and deposition?

Running water can erode the land by carrying sediment and wearing down rocks through abrasion. Groundwater can dissolve minerals in rocks, weakening the material and causing erosion. Waves can erode coastlines by breaking down rocks and carrying away sediment. Glaciers can erode the land by plucking and abrasion as they move, and deposit sediments when they melt.


What type of glaciers are sharp pyramid shaped and peaks formed by alpine glaciers?

Sharp pyramid-shaped peaks formed by alpine glaciers are called horn glaciers. Horn glaciers are created when three or more cirque glaciers erode a mountain from different sides, leaving behind a sharp-edged peak. Famous examples include the Matterhorn in the Alps.


Three agents of erosion?

Three agents of erosion are wind, water, and ice. Wind can erode rocks and soil by carrying particles away. Water, such as rivers and oceans, can erode surfaces through processes like abrasion and dissolution. Ice, in the form of glaciers, can erode land by grinding and plucking rocks as it moves.

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What are two process by which glaciers erode land?

Plucking and Abrasion.


What are 2 process by which glaciers erode the land?

abrasion and plucking.


What land form is created when glaciers erode backwards into the mountainside and form a shape like a bowl?

Answer: Cirques


What is 2 ways that glaciers erode the land?

Glaciers erode the land through plucking, where they pick up and remove rock fragments as they move, and abrasion, where they scrape and grind the underlying bedrock as they advance. These processes help to shape landforms such as valleys, cirques, and moraines.


What are two ways in which glaciers erode Earth's surface?

When glaciers form they scrape earth's surface as they advance. Also when glaciers melt it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land creating various land forms.


Do glaciers erode and build?

Yes


How is a arete form?

It is formed when two glaciers erode parallel from each other or when two glaciers erode towards each other


Can glaciers erode?

Yes ... usually from heat.


How does running water groundwater waves and glaciers cause erosion and deposition?

Running water can erode the land by carrying sediment and wearing down rocks through abrasion. Groundwater can dissolve minerals in rocks, weakening the material and causing erosion. Waves can erode coastlines by breaking down rocks and carrying away sediment. Glaciers can erode the land by plucking and abrasion as they move, and deposit sediments when they melt.


What are thick masses of ice that erode rock and move sediment called?

These are glaciers.


Erosion is caused largely by wind and water but also on a very large scale by?

A. Glaciers


How do glaciers erode earths surface?

by your mom. ok?