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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Water and Wind Erosion

Question 4 • PARTA - EVP: PGCPS BIOGEOCHEM CR (FALL2026) - 798113

Glaciers erode land through which two processes?

Answer
A
chemical weathering and deflation
B
deflation and abrasion
C
plucking and abrasion
D
plucking and deflation

Explanation

Glaciers erode land mainly by plucking and abrasion. Plucking occurs when ice freezes onto rock and pulls pieces away as the glacier moves; abrasion happens when rocks carried by the ice scrape and grind the ground beneath it. So the correct choice is plucking and abrasion.

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