Most of the material carried by a glacier is moved at the ________.
A) sides
B) bottom
C) surface
D) middle
E) front of the terminal moraine

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Most of the material carried by a glacier is moved at the bottom, through a process called basal sliding. As the glacier moves downhill, it acts like a conveyor belt, plucking up rocks and sediments and carrying them along the glacier's base. Though there is some movement and erosion at the sides and surface of a glacier, the majority of material is transported at the bottom.

Most of the Material Carried by a Glacier Is Moved