Which mechanism creates finer sediment sizes during glacial retreat?

💡 Explanation

Freeze-thaw enhances glacial abrasion through frost weathering, breaking down rock because repeated cycles of water freezing and thawing in cracks mechanically disintegrates the rock; therefore, finer sediment is created, rather than purely mass wasting effects by ice.

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