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The loosening and lifting of blocks of rock by glaciers is called

a. plucking
b. wastage
c. till
d. stratified drift

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The answer is a.plucking. hope I helped!
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Answer:

a. plucking

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The terms plucking also refers to the quarrying and is a glacial phenomenon and is responsible for the erosion and transportation of the individual pecs of bedrocks and especially the larger rock joint blocks and this occurs in valley glaciers.
  • And is a result of the glacier downwards movement was the glacial ice infiltrates and it occurs were there is a preexisting fracture in the rocks.
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