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panfilo

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What is the result when a cirque on either side of a ridge cuts back to form a sharp-edged pass or saddle?
 
  A. firn
  B. tarn
  C. bergschrund
  D. col
  E. arte

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What is a tarn?
 
  A. irregular depressions shaped by blocks of ice
  B. water left in a depression made by a cirque
  C. ridge created when several cirques combine
  D. steep-sided, pyramid-shaped alpine summit
  E. ice-eroded U shaped valley with steep sides



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B





 

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