The type of glacier that dominates Greenland and Antarctica is an
A) ice cap.
B) ice sheet.
C) ice field.
D) ice shelves.
E) iceberg.
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Q19: Partially compacted snow that is an intermediate
Q20: A glacier that ends in the sea
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Q23: The basal slip is usually _than the
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A)abrasion.
B)ice plucking.
C)regelation.
D)ablation.
E)glacial erratics.
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A)accumulation
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