A snowline refers to
A) the latitude or elevation at which winter snow accumulates each year.
B) the latitude demarcating the extent of glacial ice during the last glacial maximum.
C) an isoline demarcating the extent of snow or ice on a weather map.
D) the lowest line (latitude or elevation) where winter snow accumulation persists throughout the summer.
E) the elevation at which snow accumulation ceases,marking the uppermost point of a glacier.
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Q11: The transformation of snow into glacial ice
Q12: Glacial ice is
A)essentially the same as snow.
B)produced
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Q17: Alpine glaciers include all of the following
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Q19: Partially compacted snow that is an intermediate
Q20: A glacier that ends in the sea
Q21: The zone where accumulation balances ablation is
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