Glaciers that carry large boulders long distances and then deposit them on the landscape once it melts are called
A) glacial troughs.
B) glacial erratics.
C) glacial plucking.
D) glacial striations.
E) glacial tarns.

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Glacial erratics are rocks that are transported by glaciers and deposited some distance away from their source. The boulders can be carried many miles downstream and deposited far from their point of origin, often in an area of very different rock types.

Glaciers That Carry Large Boulders Long Distances and Then Deposit