Which of the Following Is NOT a Main Glacial Characteristic

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a main glacial characteristic that any satisfactory theory of ice age causes must account for?

• A) concurrent development of pluvial conditions in dryland areas
• B) multiple cycles of advance and retreat
• C) eventual total deglaciation
• D) the simultaneous but non-uniform accumulation of ice masses in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
• E) how snow transforms into glacial ice

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