Which of the following does not describe the process of plucking?
A. It is an erosional process.
B. It occurs along the base of the glacier.
C. It results in both a polishing of and striations on the surrounding rock.
D. Broken pieces of rock are frozen into the glacial ice.
E. Pieces of rock fall onto the top of the glacier.
Answer: E
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