Lakes can form from the collapse of a volcanic caldera or by subsidence caused by rifting. This is because these events can create a depression in the land that can then fill with water to form a lake. The other options listed (A, B, and D) do not necessarily result in the formation of a lake.

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Lakes Can Form

Question 35

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Lakes can form

A) when soil becomes supersaturated.
B) during hurricane activity.
C) because of a collapsed volcanic caldera or subsidence caused by rifting.
D) as a result of the deposition of valley walls or subsidence caused by convergence.

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