the glacier dropped small rocks as it melted. An erratic is a large boulder left behind after a glacier has melted
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What can happen when the glacier melts in a cirque
the glacier dropped small rocks as it melted. An erratic is a large boulder left behind after a glacier has melted
Emmons Glacier is the largest glacier on Mount Rainier and is located within a cirque, which is a bowl-shaped hollow at the head of a valley. This cirque, known as Emmons Cirque, was carved out by glacial activity over thousands of years.
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This describes glacial erosion where rocks are frozen into the base of a glacier and then deposited as the glacier melts, leaving behind a trail of rocks.