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Q: Are flood plains formed by deposition?
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5 features formed by rivers and streams as they erode the land?

alluvial fans, deltas, groundwater erosion, deposition, soil on flood plains


What is a flood plains?

These flood plains are often seen merging with meander plains with hardly any difference so that it is difficult to distinguish between meanders and cover flood plains. These plains are formed only because of variation in speed and decomposition.


What is a cover flood plains?

These flood plains are often seen merging with meander plains with hardly any difference so that it is difficult to distinguish between meanders and cover flood plains. These plains are formed only because of variation in speed and decomposition.


Why flood plains are fertiled?

Flood plains are formed when the river overflows its banks.It deposits layers of fine soil and other material collect sediments which are very fertile.


What do flood plains sandbars and the river have in common?

They have all been formed by Sandblasting


What is a cover floodplain?

These flood plains are often seen merging with meander plains with hardly any difference so that it is difficult to distinguish between meanders and cover flood plains. These plains are formed only because of variation in speed and decomposition.


How flood plains formed?

a river floods and floods intil its flooded all the way.


What are three features that result from deposition along a river-?

deposition, ground water, delta


Is a flood plain erosion or deposition?

a floodplain is a deposition


Are there flood plains in Canada?

Yes, there are flood plains in Canada.


Why are plains fertile?

Flood plains are formed when the river overflows its banks.It deposits layers of fine soil and other material collect sediments which are very fertile.


Rivers are formed by what?

Through erosion, a river creates valleys, waterfalls, flood plains, meanders, and oxbow lakes.