Small bedrock protrusions at the base of a glacier are often overrun by a process known as __________, which occurs because __________.

A) ablation; ice melts when it is sufficiently compressed
B) ablation; ice deforms when it is subjected to pressur
C) regelation; ice melts when it is sufficiently compressed
D) regelation; ice deforms when it is subjected to pressure
E) ice plucking; ice deforms when it is sufficiently compressed


Answer: C) regelation; ice melts when it is sufficiently compressed

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