What is plucking?

The scratching and scraping of glaciers on mountain rocks

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The melting of bottom layers of ice of the glacier

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The displacement of loose rocks from the surface of the slopes

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The process of erosion by a glacier that forms glacial horns

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Solution

The correct option is C The displacement of loose rocks from the surface of the slopes
As the glacier moves down the slope of mountains, the ice at the bottom plucks away loose rocks from the surface of the slopes. This process is known as plucking.

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