How is ice-flow direction interpreted from the blunt and tapered ends of a drumlin?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: The tapered end generally points in the direction of ice flow
A drumlin is an elongated, streamlined hill shaped beneath moving glacier ice. Its blunt, steeper stoss end faces toward the incoming ice, while the smoother and narrower tapered tail extends down-ice. Because the tail is aligned with the direction in which the glacier moved, the tapered end generally indicates ice-flow direction. Option B reverses the stoss and lee ends, while C and D ignore the glacial origin of the landform.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
The tapered end generally points in the direction of ice flow
Why is this the correct answer?
A drumlin is an elongated, streamlined hill shaped beneath moving glacier ice. Its blunt, steeper stoss end faces toward the incoming ice, while the smoother and narrower tapered tail extends down-ice. Because the tail is aligned with the direction in which the glacier moved, the tapered end generally indicates ice-flow direction. Option B reverses the stoss and lee ends, while C and D ignore the glacial origin of the landform.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Accountancy question. Chapter: Introduction to Accounting. Topic: Accounting Information.
