What is the bowl-shaped feature at the head of a glacier called?
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Correct answer: Cirque
A cirque, also called a corrie or cwm, is a steep-sided, bowl-shaped hollow at the head of a glacier. Ice accumulation, frost action, abrasion, and plucking enlarge the hollow over time. A delta forms where a river enters standing water, loess is wind-blown silt, and a spit is a coastal sand deposit. Thus option A is correct.
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Cirque
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A cirque, also called a corrie or cwm, is a steep-sided, bowl-shaped hollow at the head of a glacier. Ice accumulation, frost action, abrasion, and plucking enlarge the hollow over time. A delta forms where a river enters standing water, loess is wind-blown silt, and a spit is a coastal sand deposit. Thus option A is correct.
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This is a Class 11 Accountancy question. Chapter: Theory Base of Accounting.
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