Which feature is formed by melting water off of a glacier?

Which feature is formed by melting water off of a glacier?

• A. Crevasse
• B. Coniferous Tree
• C. Braided streams
• D. Birth Rate

Answer: (C)

When glaciers melt, the water carries a lot of sediment. If the flow is variable and the sediment load is high, the stream breaks into multiple, shallow channels that weave around sand and gravel bars. This creates a network of intertwined channels known as braided streams, a common feature where glacial meltwater dominates the landscape. Crevasses are cracks that form in the ice itself from stress, not from melting water creating surface streams. A coniferous tree is vegetation, not a landform created by meltwater. Birth rate is a demographic concept, unrelated to physical features shaped by glacial melt.

When glaciers melt, the water carries a lot of sediment. If the flow is variable and the sediment load is high, the stream breaks into multiple, shallow channels that weave around sand and gravel bars. This creates a network of intertwined channels known as braided streams, a common feature where glacial meltwater dominates the landscape.

Crevasses are cracks that form in the ice itself from stress, not from melting water creating surface streams. A coniferous tree is vegetation, not a landform created by meltwater. Birth rate is a demographic concept, unrelated to physical features shaped by glacial melt.