Moraine is the loose rock that is carried with the glacier and deposited later.
Lateral moraine:
Carried along the sides of the glacier. Consists of material that was broken off the upper slopes by freeze-thaw.
Medial moraine:
Carried along the centre of the glacier. They were formed when two glaciers met along the kateral moraines and joined together.
Ground moriane:
Material that was plucked from the valley floor that is carried beneath the glacier.
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