Processes Of Glaciation Flashcards by Katarina Patkovic | Brainscape

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Freeze-thaw weathering

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When water in cracks freezes and expands….. this eventually makes a rock shatter

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Abrasion

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Rocks rubbing against each other leaving marks called striations

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Plucking

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As the glacier is moving it plucks and carries little rocks with it

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