Glacial Ice Forms for All of the Following Reasons EXCEPT

question 30

Multiple Choice

Glacial ice forms for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• A) air circulating through the spaces in accumulated snowpacks causes some of the snow to sublimate.
• B) winter low temperatures probably contribute less to glacial growth than cool, cloudy, brief summers.
• C) water produced by pressure melting migrates to open spaces in the snowpack and refreezes.
• D) most precipitation in glacial areas consists of hard- packed snow pellets called firn.