How does a crevasse form?

A) A glacier moves over a volcanic hot spot, causing differential melting and caving it inward.
B) A glacier moves across a ridge of particularly resistant rock, which breaks the glacier from the bottom upward.
C) Internal stress causes a glacier's upper surface to break as the glacier moves.
D) A glacier moves over a pre-existing stream valley, which causes it to fracture on each side of the valley.


C) Internal stress causes a glacier's upper surface to break as the glacier moves.

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