Rocks embedded in the base of a glacier scrape across underlying bedrock, gouging parallel grooves and scratches are called ____.
A) crevasses
B) erratics
C) cirques
D) striations
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Q17: A(n) _ is a long, snake-like ridge
Q18: The elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around
Q19: _ is a glacial deposit that was
Q20: The relative rates of basal slip and
Q21: A(n) _ is a section of a
Q23: The _ is the boundary between the
Q24: Glacier-carved valleys are typically _.
A) V-shaped
B) very
Q25: A moraine that forms when a glacier
Q26: Crevasses form in the _.
A) lower plastic
Q27: The higher-altitude portion of a glacier where
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