What is a small lake formed when buried ice melts in glacial deposits called?
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Correct answer: Kettle lake
A kettle lake forms when an isolated block of glacier ice becomes buried by outwash or other glacial sediment and later melts. The melting leaves a depression that fills with water. Therefore option C is correct. An oxbow lake is cut off from a meander, a lagoon is separated by a coastal barrier, and a delta is sediment deposited at a river mouth.
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Kettle lake
Why is this the correct answer?
A kettle lake forms when an isolated block of glacier ice becomes buried by outwash or other glacial sediment and later melts. The melting leaves a depression that fills with water. Therefore option C is correct. An oxbow lake is cut off from a meander, a lagoon is separated by a coastal barrier, and a delta is sediment deposited at a river mouth.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Accountancy question. Chapter: Introduction to Accounting.
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