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Which outcome predominates when differential pressure fractures cirque headwalls?

A)Enhanced glacial plucking
B)Accelerated esker formation
C)Decreased sediment load
D)Widespread loess deposition

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Enhanced glacial plucking results because pressure differences exploit pre-existing weaknesses that cause mechanical weathering; repeated freeze-thaw cycles cause rock fracture via frost wedging at cirque headwalls. This enhances plucking, rather than esker deposition, which involves subglacial meltwater features.

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