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Continental deposit of gravel and sand?
Alluvial fan
A triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers?
Alluvial fan- A fan shaped alluvial deposit formed by a streau where it's velocity is decreased.
What is another name for a fan shaped deposit of sediment that form on dry land?
Depends on the environment and mode of deposition. I think that you're thinking of an alluvial fan.
What is an aluveal fan?
Alluvial fans usually created as flowing water interact with mountains. It is a triangle-shaped deposit of sand, gravel and smaller pieces of sediment. There is also a type of alluvial fan that can be found underwater which is the subaqueous fan.
What is the term for the fan shaped feature composed of sand and gravel that is formed where a stream emerges from a mountain valley into a plain?
an alluvial fan
What forms where sand and mud are deposited at the mouth of a river?
an alluvial fan
Does river severn have an alluvial fan?
The River Severn does not have an alluvial fan. Rivers that empty into estuaries do not have alluvial fans.
Delta on dry land?
An alluvial fanA delta on dry land is called an alluvial fan.
How do you use alluvial fan in a sentence?
The alluvial fan deposited the river's sediment into the sea, creating a delta. As the glacier melted, an alluvial fan formed at the base of the mountain.
What is a alluvail fan?
a fan-shaped accumulation of alluvial.
How are alluvial fans and deltas diffrent?
The bold parts are the differences:An alluvial fan is fan-shaped alluvial deposits created when fast flowing rivers slow down. A delta is a triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a large body of water.If you dont understand:An alluvial fan is just alluvial deposits in a fan shape. A delta is alluvian deposits in a triangular shape. Where and how they are created are totally different.Hope this helped (;
What is an alluvial fan and where do they form?
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