The Main Reason That the Deposits Shown Here Are Sorted

question 50

Multiple Choice

The main reason that the deposits shown here are sorted and stratified is that the glacier that dropped them was

• A)moving very slowly.
• B)accompanied by running meltwater.
• C)moving through very soft,erodible bedrock.
• D)moving through very flat terrain.

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