Which one of the following prominent landforms, located from the Wasatch Range, Utah, westward to the Sierra Nevada, California, formed during the Pleistocene glacial episodes?
A)old shorelines of large, pluvial lakes
B)terminal moraines of continental ice sheets that moved south from Canada
C)erosional features produced by continental glaciation
D)subaerial deltas submerged by the post- glacial rise in sea level

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The prominent landforms from the Wasatch Range, Utah, to the Sierra Nevada, California, that formed during the Pleistocene glacial episodes are the old shorelines of large, pluvial lakes. These lakes expanded due to increased precipitation and reduced evaporation during the cooler climate of the Pleistocene, leaving distinct shoreline features after they receded.

Which One of the Following Prominent Landforms, Located from the Wasatch