Geography · Geomorphology and Glaciology
In glaciology, the term 'Ablation' refers to which of the following processes?
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- 1The grinding and scraping of rock surfaces beneath a moving glacier
- 2The downward movement of a glacier due to gravitational pull
- 3The accumulation of snow and ice on the upper parts of a glacier
- 4The loss of ice and snow from a glacier through melting, evaporation, or calving✓
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The loss of ice and snow from a glacier through melting, evaporation, or calving
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