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1. What does the term ablation refer to? a) retreating of a glacier b) melting of a glacier c) accumulation of a glacier d) saturation of a glacier 2.

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1 1. What does the term ablation refer to? a) retreating of a glacier b) melting of a glacier c) accumulation of a glacier d) saturation of a glacier 2. What area of the glacier moves the fastest? a) top and middle b) the snout c) the sides d) the end

2 3. The debris load attached to glacial ice gouges, scratches and polishes rock surfaces is referred to as: a) plucking b) solution c) drift d) abrasion 4. Deposits that are sorted and stratified: a) drift b) outwash c) till d) rock flour

3 5. Arm-like depression carved out by a glacier: a) tarn b) horn c) cirque d) arête 6. Mountain lake that was formerly a cirque: a) tarn b) col c) arête d) truncated spur

4 Name that feature! 7. a)Horn b)Col c)Arête d)Hanging Valley

5 Name that feature! 8. a)Col b)Arete c)Truncated Spur d)Hanging Valley

6 Name that feature! 9. a)Arête b)Horn c)Col d)Cirque

7 Name that feature! 10. a)Col b)Arête c)Hanging Valley d)Cirque


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