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    Open Fissures Called ___ Develop in the Brittle Surface Ice
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Open Fissures Called ___ Develop in the Brittle Surface Ice

Question 52

Question 52

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Open fissures called ___ develop in the brittle surface ice of glaciers.


A) crevasses
B) cirques
C) joints
D) arêtes
E) thalwegs

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