What role do cracks in the land surface play in glacial erosion?

Glacial Erosion and Landscape Transformation

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Mia Campbell
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
They cause glaciers to melt faster.
They make it easier for glaciers to erode the land.
They prevent glaciers from forming.
They have no effect on glacial erosion.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process called when rocks are pulled from the ground and transported by a glacier?
Plucking
Abrasion
Thawing
Freezing
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does a glacier smooth and polish the landscape?
By dragging embedded rocks and debris across it
By depositing new soil
By creating new cracks
By melting and refreezing
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are striations?
Deep valleys formed by glaciers
Scratches left on the landscape by glaciers
Ice formations on the glacier surface
Large rocks deposited by glaciers
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do glaciers transform V-shaped valleys?
By creating new cracks in the valley walls
By filling them with water
By widening and deepening them into U-shaped valleys
By making them narrower
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what way do glaciers flow similarly to water?
They flow uphill
They flow by the easiest routes downhill
They flow in a straight line
They flow in circular patterns
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