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ereecah

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on: Jul 13, 2018
The zone of ablation is ____.
 
 a. upslope from the cirque
  b. a feature of continental glaciers
  c. downslope from the equilibrium line
  d. underneath the firn and snow

Question 2

Accretion specifically refers to ____.
 
 a. the passage of geologic time
  b. the rate of movement of a lithospheric plate
  c. chunks of crust added to a continent by collision
  d. the growth of continental shields


johnharpe

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

c


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