Which process critically contributes to the cyclical formation of kettle lakes within glacial landscapes?

💡 Explanation

When glaciers retreat, large ice blocks can become buried in sediment; when these melt; surrounding collapse causes kettle lakes to form, representing cyclical processes driven by intermittent glacial advances/retreats. Therefore, sedimentary deposition occurs, rather than gradients or other mechanisms.

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