A 8 C D 8) Examine the above sketch of a bend in a river) The arrows show the wa

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A 8 C D 8) Examine the above sketch of a bend in a river) The arrows show the water flow direction) In which of the four lettered locations will the water be moving at the highest velocity and erosion take place? A) A B) B C) C D) D 9) Also in the above sketch, in which of the four lettered locations is deposition most likely to occur? A) A B) B C) c D) D 10) Where is the world's largest ice sheet located today? A) Greenland B) Alaska C) Iceland D) Antarctica 11) Which one of the following is NOT true of glaciers? A) They originate on land. B) They exist only in the Northern Hemisphere. C) They show evidence of flow (either in the present or in the recent past). D) They form from the recrystallization of snow 12) When a valley glacier leaves the mountains and enters the relative flat lands below, it may spread out to form A) an ice cap. B) a piedmont glacier. C) an ice shelf D) a lateral moraine. 13) How do glaciers move? A) They slide along their bottoms, over the bedrock beneath. B) They flow internally, like Silly Putty. C) Both A and B D) Neither A nor B

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8) A

At point A the force of the water will affect the surface and results in erosion

10) Antartica

The Antartica ice sheet is a largest single mass ice sheet in the world

11) They exist only in northern hemisphere

Glacier is made up of fallen ice that over many years compress into large thickened ice masses.Glaciers form when snow remains in one location long enough to transform into ice

12) a piedmont glacier

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