Which of the following is incorrect about glacial movement?
A) Glaciers are mostly stationary, only moving several centimeters over tens of years.
B) Glaciers move in streamlike patterns, merging as tributaries into large rivers of ice.
C) Glacial movement produces distinct landforms.
D) Glaciers move under the pressure of their own weight and the pull of gravity.
E) The greatest movement within a valley glacier occurs internally.
A
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