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Sorry! I forgot to post

Bergschrunds have two ice walls, but I don't think they are higher. Randklufts are gaps between the glacier itself and the valley headwall (i.e. the rock face at the back of the cirque); bergschrunds are big crevasses that separate ice "clinging" to the valley headwall in a cirque from the rest of the glacier, so they appear farther down the glacier

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Crazy Puny Man wrote:Sorry! I forgot to post

Bergschrunds have two ice walls, but I don't think they are higher. Randklufts are gaps between the glacier itself and the valley headwall (i.e. the rock face at the back of the cirque); bergschrunds are big crevasses that separate ice "clinging" to the valley headwall in a cirque from the rest of the glacier, so they appear farther down the glacier

EDIT: the next question is ceg7654's question
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This was a question on the Mesa Robles Division B Invitational test(written by PacificGoldenPlover)
On which side of a roche moutonnee do crevasses most likey form?
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The lee side, because that is where the lower pressure is.
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Describe one theory on how drumlins may form
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Drumlins form when till is trapped and smoothed under ice sheets. They are usually found in low-lying areas and show the direction of ice movement.
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Was looking for a little more detail, but I'll give it to you. I think my question was rather vague anyway

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Does anyone know how to find mass balance/glacial budget from just a cross-section of a glacier? Something to do with dividing the cross-section into several blocks, it was on last year's Michigan State DP test. I searched for it and came up with nothing.
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What are the types of moraines? Describe how they form and where on/near a glacier.
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Can somebody answer this? Start up the marathon again!!!
GoofyFoofer wrote:What are the types of moraines? Describe how they form and where on/near a glacier.
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The marathon is going inactive! :cry: :o :( :cry: :( :o
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