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← GeographyWhich outcome dominates in a periglacial cirque when meltwater supply diminishes?
A)Increased freeze-thaw weathering debris✓
B)Accelerated glacial calving velocities
C)Enhanced equilibrium line altitude lowering
D)Reduced rates of solifluction
💡 Explanation
Reduced meltwater means less protection from ice formation within rock fractures; therefore, increased cryogenic weathering occurs, rather than calving which needs substantial ice, or solifluction, where water flow is critical, even adjusting the equilibrium line.
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