Glaciers shape landscapes through various processes, including:
1. Erosion: Scraping and removing rock and soil as they move.
2. Plucking: Lifting and carrying away rocks and boulders.
3. Abrasion: Grinding and polishing surfaces with abrasive particles.
4. Deposition: Leaving behind rocks, soil, and other materials as they melt.
5. Carving: Creating valleys, U-shaped valleys, and glacial troughs.
6. Glacial erratics: Transporting and depositing rocks from distant locations.
7. Moraine formation: Creating ridges of deposited rocks and soil.
8. Glacial lakes: Forming lakes through melting and damming.
9. Isostatic rebound: Causing the land to rise as the weight of the glacier is removed.
10. Glacial striations: Leaving behind scratches and marks on rock surfaces.
Glaciers play a significant role in shaping landscapes, creating unique features, and reshaping the Earth's surface over thousands of years.
