Which deformation pattern emerges when thawing permafrost causes widespread episodic solifluction on moderately steep Arctic slopes?

💡 Explanation

When permafrost thaws, solifluction occurs because the active layer becomes saturated and flows downslope under gravity, forming terracettes due to discontinuous movements. Therefore terracettes results, rather than kettle lakes, eskers/drumlins, or river channels which require glacial meltwater or fluvial erosion processes.

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