Glaciers move because:
A) the cold ice is more dense and wind currents make it sink
B) the pressure at the bottom of the ice mass makes it lose its rigidity, then it moves with gravity
C) the wind blows the snow
D) ground water pushes it from below while the Coriolis effect acts to deflect the movement
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Q10: Alpine glaciers are generally:
A)broad and flat
B)long and
Q11: The melting of a glacier results in:
A)metamorphic
Q12: A debris ridge along either side of
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A)lithification
B)solution
C)saltation
D)abrasion
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Q18: A lake that forms in the depression
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