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In relation to glaciers, what does the term cirque refer to?

A) material left by the glacier
B) hills formed from moraines
C) rocks embedded in the glacier
D) round indentations in mountainsides

User Binbjz
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I would say D. Considering the two definitions I found were: a half open steep sided hallow at the head of a valley or a mountainside formed by glacier erosion; a ring or a circle. Looking at these two definitions, your best bet would be D.
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