Roches moutonnées form as a result of
A) abrasion on both the stoss (upstream) and lee (downstream) side of a rocky outcrop.
B) ice plucking on both the stoss and lee side of a rocky outcrop.
C) abrasion on the stoss side and ice plucking on the lee side of a rocky outcrop.
D) ice plucking on the stoss side and abrasion on the lee side of a rocky outcrop.
E) None of the above.
Answer: C) abrasion on the stoss side and ice plucking on the lee side of a rocky outcrop.
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