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Where does final deposition of sediment usually occur?
Deposition is the state of being deposited or precipitated as in the deposition of soil at the mouth of a river.
Is a delta formed by erosion or deposition?
Deltas are formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river.
What are some examples of deposition?
1 example of deposition is a river mouth. I will update later.
Where does final deposition of sediments occur?
Deposition is the state of being deposited or precipitated as in the deposition of soil at the mouth of a river.
I need a sentence using the word deposition?
The deposition of sediment along the mouth of the river was great.
What do you call a deposit at the mouth of a river?
A deposit at the mouth of a river is called a delta. This land form is created because of the deposition of sediments carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth.
Erosion can cause what feature of a river?
Erosion of the river banks altering the course; deposition of gravel, sand and mud in calmer stretches; obstructing of the river mouth with sand-bars forming in the estuary and inshore.
A landform created by the deposition of sand and silt at the mouth of a river is called a what?
a river delta for HI2 "delta"
Are river deltas caused by erosion?
No, deltas are formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river. Over long periods of time, this deposition builds the characteristic geographic pattern of a river delta.
What is a delta and how does it develop?
A delta is a triangular formation at the mouth of a river caused by erosion and sediment deposition.
What would happen at the mouth of a river with a river's suspended load and bed load?
A river's suspended load and bed load may accumulate at the river's mouth and form a delta. It is a land form created by the deposition of sediments.
What is a delta and how does it form?
A delta is a land form created at the mouth of the river by the gradual deposition of river born sediments. See also "alluvial fan."
