GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Glaciers are moving bodies of ice that can change entire landscapes. They sculpt mountains, carve valleys, and move vast quantities of rock and sediment. In the past, glaciers have covered more than one third of Earth’s surface, and they continue to flow and to shape features in many places.

Detailed explanation-2: -As glaciers spread out over the surface of the land, (grow), they can change the shape of the land. They scrape away at the surface of the land, erode rock and sediment, carry it from one place to another, and leave it somewhere else. Thus, glaciers cause both erosional and depositional landforms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Glaciers are large, thick masses of ice that form on land when fallen snow gets compressed into ice over many centuries.

Detailed explanation-4: -As glaciers flow, mechanical weathering loosens rock on the valley walls, which falls as debris on the glacier. Glaciers can carry rock of any size, from giant boulders to silt (Figure below). These rocks can be carried for many kilometers for many years.