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The plucking form of glacial erosion _____.


loosens and lifts blocks of rock


grinds rock into rock flour


happens after the ice has melted


polishes and smoothes bedrock

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In my view, the answer is: The plucking form of glacial erosion loosens and lifts blocks of rock. Check it if I'm wrong.

Answer;

loosens and lifts blocks of rock

Explanation;

The plucking form of glacial erosion loosens and lifts blocks of rock.

-Glacial Erosion occurs when basal sliding erodes the rock surface underlying a glacier. There are three main types of glacial erosion - plucking, abrasion and freeze thaw.

-Plucking is when melt water from a glacier freezes around lumps of cracked and broken rock. When the ice moves downhill, rock is plucked from the back wall.

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