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What causes glaciers to move?

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Answer:

By sliding

Step-by-step explanation:

Gracious move by a combination of deformation of the ice itself and motion at the glacier base. At the bottom of the glacier, ice can slide over bedrock or shear subgiacial sediments.

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Answer:Glaciers move by a combination of

(1) deformation of the ice itself and

(2) motion at the glacier base. At the bottom of the glacier, ice can slide over bedrock or shear subglacial sediments.

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