Question

what bodies of water are formed when a stagnant block of glacial ice becomes partly or completely buried in glacial sediments, eventually melting? group of answer choices tarns pater noster lakes braided streams kettle lakes

Answer 1

Kettles form when a block of stagnant ice (a serac) detaches from the glacier. Eventually, it becomes wholly or partially buried in sediment and slowly melts, leaving behind a pit. In many cases, water begins fills the depression and forms a pond or lake—a kettle