A glacier forms when ____.
A) snow accumulates to form ice, and the ice mass begins to flow under its own weight
B) temperatures do not rise above freezing
C) snow moves downslope under the influence of gravity
D) meltwater at the base of a snow mass contributes to downslope flow
E) a thick layer of ice is present
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Q2: A glacier that is unconfined by topography
Q3: The most important process by which glaciers
Q4: The three stages involved in the formation
Q5: Suppose that glacial ice were a rock.
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Q7: Which statement about valley glaciers is true?
A)They
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Q9: The majority of glaciers on Earth are
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Q11: Continental glaciers generally flow on the order
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