Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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43) Glacial abrasion is when A) boulders are fragmented into smaller particles under the weight of the overlying ice. B) blocks of rocks are plucked from the underlying bedrock. C) rocks are carried at the base of a glacier and grind away at the underlying bedrock. D) debris fall onto the top of the glacier and are carried down glacier.

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