Which of the Below Correctly Describes the Ice in a Mountain

question 124

Multiple Choice

Which of the below correctly describes the ice in a mountain glacier?

• A) Moves downhill only during times of high temperature.
• B) Never stops moving uphill.
• C) On the average, it moves downhill once every hundred years.
• D) Moves downhill when snow accumulation exceeds ablation.
• E) Never stops moving downhill.

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