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1.The presence of a crevasse indicates: the glacier is retreating brittle deform

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Question

1.The presence of a crevasse indicates:

the glacier is retreating

brittle deformation at the surface of a glacier

plastic deformation of the glaical ice

basal slip

sublimation

2.The flow of glacial ice under generally solid conditions via the breaking and reforming of chemical bonds:

brittle flowing

basal sliding

plastic deformation

compaction

calving

3.The boundary between the zone of ablation and zone of accumulation is called:

the terminus

a meltwater pool

the equilibrium line

the basal crevasse

the brittle/pastic transition

the glacier is retreating

brittle deformation at the surface of a glacier

plastic deformation of the glaical ice

basal slip

sublimation

Explanation / Answer

1) brittle deformation at the surface of a glacier

Note : The surface of a glacier is brittle and due to brittle deformation deep cracks are formed which are called as  crevasses .So the presence of a crevasse indicates brittle deformation at the surface of a glacier.

3) the equilibrium line

Note: The boundary between the zone of ablation and the zone of accumulation is called as  the equilibrium line where the accumulation of snow =  ablation of water.