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World 3 · Glaciers Carve U-Valleys · 10 min · PRO

Plucking and scraping: glacial erosion

How slow ice reshapes solid rock

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  • How a glacier is born: snow to ice
  • V becomes U: features of glaciated landscapes
  • Which ice raises the sea? Floating ice versus land ice
  • Reading what ice left behind: past glaciers
  • Rock that dissolves: karst and limestone
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