A terminal moraine marks the
A) farthest a glacier can spread from side-to-side.
B) location where a glacier started to form.
C) farthest point of a glacier's advance.
D) location where outwash forms.
Answer: C
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A) the same as sedimentary layering. B) the prominent orientation of recrystallized minerals. C) caused by the interaction with chemical fluids. D) a layered appearance caused by mineral growth perpendicular to direction of pressure.