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How does ice erode?

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Glaciers move and carry soil with them, then they deposit it somewhere else. Also when water freezes in cracks and expands breaking rock.

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How does ice erode in soil?
it melts
How can ice erode rock?
Ice can erode by ice wedging
How can ice erode a rock?
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How can wind and ice erode rock?
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