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The current of the river pulls sand, clay and earthy materials down the river until it piles up somewhere creating a delta.

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A constuctive result of weathering and erosion is.?

Erosion removed material from the mountains and deposits it in deltas to create good soil


How do weathering and erosion affect the future of the earth?

Weathering and erosion will effect the earth's future because land forms will be changed and create new rivers, deltas, etc.


How are sandbars and deltas similar?

The "sand dunes and deltas" are similar to that they are both "formed by weathering".


What are deltas examples of?

There are many types of deltas: River-dominated deltas - Mississippi. Wave-dominated deltas - Nile. Tide-dominated deltas - Ganges.


Where do river deltas usually form?

At the mouth of a river.


What is the process that directly cause deltas to form?

Deltas form when sediment carried by a river is deposited at the river mouth, where the velocity of the river slows down due to meeting a body of water with lower velocity, such as a sea or lake. The sediment accumulates over time, building up and creating the characteristic fan-shaped landform called a delta.


What are two land-forms form by river deposition?

River deposition creates landforms such as alluvial and deltas.


Does erosion form deltas?

In a way yes, Rivers carry sediment which will eventually build up at the mouth of the river creating a delta. It is the transportation mostly that causes deltas but some could argue that erosion is the weathering and transportation of material. Like I said before in a way you are right


Where is one of the river deltas located?

There is a delta on the Mississippi River.


What are the names of the two river deltas found in South America?

what are the names of the two river deltas found in south america


Are river deltas common in rivers?

River Deltas are less common in the USA because of he Dams on the Colorado River. These Dams prevent fresh water flowing into the Colorado River. This in turn effects the Mississippi River.


What is formed by constructive erosion?

Deltas are formed by constructive erosion.