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← GeographyWhich outcome results when a glacial cirque degrades?
A)Formation of a tarn lake✓
B)Development of braided streams
C)Expansion of a flood plain
D)Increased sediment in fjords
💡 Explanation
A tarn lake forms from glacial cirque degradation, because the erosion excavates a depression that then fills with meltwater after the glacier recedes in its uphill location; therefore, a tarn lake is the result rather than other fluvial features.
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