What is being described when an entire glacial ice mass slides over its bed on a lubricating film of water?

A. plastic ice flow
B. basal slip
C. accumulation
D. glacial advance
E. melting zone


B

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a. True b. False

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A. frost-shattering (-wedging) B. solution C. oxidation D. hydrolysis

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Concordant tabular sheetlike plutons are called ____________________, whereas discordant tabular

plutons are called ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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During the summer in humid climates, nighttime clouds tend to form over water during a:

a. land breeze. b. chinook wind. c. sea breeze. d. Santa Ana wind.

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