Surface removal of ice or snow from a glacier or snowfield by melting, sublimation, and/ or calving:
A. Abrasion
B. Ablation
C. Backplain
D. Bank-Caving
Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman
Correct Answer: Ablation ✔
Last Updated: March 25, 2021
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