GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Abrasion by wind-carried sand is the leading cause of erosion in New York.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the advancing ice deeply scoured former north-south river valleys it carved out the Finger Lakes in western New York State. In addition to producing features through erosion, ice sheets also produced features by deposition of unsorted glacial sediment (till).

Detailed explanation-3: -Liquid water is the major agent of erosion on Earth. Rain, rivers, floods, lakes, and the ocean carry away bits of soil and sand and slowly wash away the sediment.

Detailed explanation-4: -SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES | Glaciers Glacial erosion involves the removal and transport of bedrock or sediment by three main processes: quarrying (also known as plucking), abrasion, and melt water erosion.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cross section shows surface elevations, valley depths, and water depths of the Finger Lakes. Which statement provides the best evidence that New York State’s Finger Lakes formed as a result of continental glaciation? The lake surfaces are above sea level.