Which of the following is NOT a main glacial characteristic that any satisfactory theory of ice age causes must account for?
A) concurrent development of pluvial conditions in dryland areas
B) multiple cycles of advance and retreat
C) eventual total deglaciation
D) the simultaneous but non-uniform accumulation of ice masses in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
E) how snow transforms into glacial ice

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The transformation of snow into glacial ice, while important in understanding glacier formation and dynamics, is not a main glacial characteristic that theories of ice age causes must account for. Theories primarily need to explain patterns of glaciation and deglaciation, cycles of advance and retreat, and the distribution of ice masses, rather than the specific process of how snow turns into ice.

Which of the Following Is NOT a Main Glacial Characteristic