alleryWhich field mainly studies glaciers, ice sheets and the cryosphere?
APedology
BOceanography
CGlaciology
DBiogeography
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Glaciology
1. Glaciology is the study of glaciers and ice sheets, or the cryosphere.
2. Biogeography deals with species, pedology with soils and oceanography with seas.
3. Only glaciology is about ice.
_Source: Wikipedia, Physical geography, Sub-branches_
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