The only continental ice sheets left on Earth today are in Greenland and Antarctica.
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Which of the following scenarios can lead to the formation of a kame?
A. Sediment accumulates in a hole in the ice
B. Sediment is carried on top of the glacier
C. Sediment collects in subglacial stream channels
D. Sediment covers a stagnant block of ice
Milutin Milankovitch first proposed that variations in Earth's climate may be caused by __________.
A. wobbling of Earth's axis
B. changes in the the angle that Earth's axis makes with its orbital plane
C. variations in the shape of Earth's orbit
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
The outer limits of the zone of accumulation are defined by the snowline.
Glaciers are capable of carrying huge blocks of material that no other erosional agent could possibly transport.