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geodog55

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When a valley glacier leaves the mountains and enters the relative flat lands below, it may spread out to form ________.
 
  A) an ice cap
  B) a piedmont glacier
  C) an ice shelf
  D) a lateral moraine

Question 2

Which one of the following is true of glaciers?
 
  A) They originate on land.
  B) They exist only in the Northern Hemisphere.
  C) They show evidence of flow only from the past.
  D) They form from the recrystallization of water.


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jennafosdick

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

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


geodog55

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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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