Glaciation 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyGlacial landscapes and processesGCSEOCR Created by: beckyCreated on: 08-03-14 12:17 Where are glaciers found? High latitude and high altitude 1 of 5 The formation of glaciers and the process by which they shape the landscape around them is called: glaciation. 2 of 5 When rocks and stones become frozen to the base and sides of the glacier and are removed from the ground as the glacier moves this is called: plucking. 3 of 5 When rocks and stones, picked up by the glacier, are rubbed against the bedrock at the bottom and to the side of the glacier, this is called: abrasion. 4 of 5 When glacial water enters cracks in the rock around it and the temperature changes a continual process weakens the rock. This process is called: freeze-thaw. 5 of 5
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