A glacier confined in a bowl-shaped recess is known as a(n)
A) tidewater glacier.
B) cirque glacier.
C) piedmont glacier.
D) valley glacier.
B
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A) 11.5 oC B) 9.0 oC C) 8.5 oC D) 8.0 oC
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a. ?It causes the stream to flow faster. b. ?It raises the water level during flooding. c. ?It causes more upstream flooding. d. ?It causes more downstream flooding. e. ?It protects towns from flooding for a time.
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