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(Choose all that apply) Glaciers contain the following:
A
Snow
B
Ice
C
Water
D
Rocks
E
Sediments
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Glacial till is the sediment deposited by a glacier. It blankets glacier forefields, can be mounded to form moraines and other glacier landforms, and is ubiquitous in glacial environments.

Detailed explanation-2: -A more specific name for an unsorted sedimentary rock with grains deposited by ice is a tillite. The loose sediment is called till in its unlithified form.

Detailed explanation-3: -All sediments of glacial origin represent glacial drift. During this process glaciers transported rocks, sand and other material. This material was deposited after some time.

Detailed explanation-4: -A moraine is sediment deposited by a glacier. A ground moraine is a thick layer of sediments left behind by a retreating glacier.

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