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ereecah

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on: Jul 14, 2018
An extensive, continuous mass of ice covering a continental scale area is known as a(n)
 
  A) ice sheet.
  B) piedmont glacier.
  C) tidal glacier.
  D) ice cap.
  E) tidewater glacier.

Question 2

When the upper surface of consolidated rock undergoes constant weathering, it creates unconsolidated rock that covers the parent rock and is called
 
  A) outcrop.
  B) parent material.
  C) angle of repose.
  D) regolith.
  E) bedrock.


Sammyo

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D


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