Which landform primarily results from nivation processes eroding a mountainside to create a bowl-shaped depression?

💡 Explanation

When repeated freeze-thaw cycles occur, nivation processes create a cirque through intensified frost weathering because water expands on freezing, breaking apart rock and deepening the depression. Therefore forming a cirque via frost weathering results, rather than a fjord, esker, or moraine which are formed by glacial movement or deposition.

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