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Water and Wind Erosion

Question 12 • Earth and Space Science 1 26-27 CR – 409948

Which type of erosion can place a boulder in the middle of a field?

Answer
A
abrasion
B
deflation
C
impact
D
plucking

Explanation

Plucking occurs when a glacier freezes onto pieces of rock and pulls them away as it moves. The glacier can carry a large boulder and leave it behind in a field when the ice melts. This deposited boulder is called a glacial erratic, so the correct choice is plucking.

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