When you learn or read about glaciers, you might wonder why scientists spend so much time and efforts on their studies of these glaciers. However, there are several reasons why they do so. These huge boxes of ice called glaciers play an important role in the deposition and erosion of landforms. The way the Earth now looks like is also because of several glaciers. Glaciers can drastically change various geological features. Many geological processes happen because of these changes. Thus, we can only learn about these changes by studying glaciers.
