What force causes glaciers to move downhill and how do they move

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What force causes glaciers to move downhill and how do they move?

2. (4 pts) Describe how Cirques and Horns are connected.

3. (5 pts) Match the photo to the Glacial Landform. Your options are: Moraine, Cirque and Tarn, Glacial Outwash Plain, Eskers, Horn,

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) <<< Ridge of Sediment

(e) 

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4. (1 pt) How has the Thwaites Glacier outflow speed changed in the last 30 years?

5. (2 pts) How does the floating ice shelf affect the flow of upstream ice?

6. (2 pts) How is warm ocean water affecting the ice shelf and grounding zone?

7. (2 pts) Over decades and centuries, sea level will rise 2 - 10 ft if the Thwaites Glacier collapses. What can people do to prevent this from happening?

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