What Do Geologists Call the Process That Describes How Continental

question 36

Multiple Choice

What do geologists call the process that describes how continental glaciers melt away and the surface of the underlying continent rises back up?

• A)glacial subsidence
• B)ground patterning
• C)glacial rebound
• D)terminal moraine

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