Alpine glaciers originate from a snowfield that has collected in a bowl-shaped depression called a:
A) tarn
B) horn
C) cirque
D) drumlin
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Q15: A glacier that forms in a mountainous
Q16: Glaciers erode landscapes by:
A)lithification
B)solution
C)saltation
D)abrasion
Q17: Today's ice sheets, or continental glaciers, are
Q18: A lake that forms in the depression
Q19: Any large natural accumulation of land ice
Q21: Sorted and layered materials deposited by a
Q22: When the amount of melting equals the
Q23: When intersecting cirques carve away the mountain,
Q24: The ridge of material that collects at
Q25: A thin layer of till that blankets
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