A glacial landform produced primarily by plucking rocks on the downstream side and smoothing by the glacier on the upstream side is called a(n)____.
A)roche moutonée
B)esker
C)kame
D)terminal moraine
E)cirque

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A roche moutonée is a glacial landform that is shaped like a sheep's back due to the differential erosion caused by glacier plucking on the downstream side and abrasion on the upstream side. Eskers are long, winding ridges of sand and gravel that were deposited by meltwater streams flowing within and beneath glaciers. Kames are small, cone-shaped hills of sand and gravel that were deposited by meltwater streams running off the glacier. Terminal moraines are ridges of unsorted material that were deposited at the end (or snout) of a glacier. Cirques are bowl-shaped depressions that are typically found at the head of a glacier, and are formed by the erosive action of the ice.

A Glacial Landform Produced Primarily by Plucking Rocks on the Downstream