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1. What is this deposition?

A Beach  is a deposit of sand next to a body of water, such as a river or ocean.

2. What is this deposition?

A Sand Dune  Is a mound of sand deposited by wind.

3. What is this deposition?

Loess (pronounced ‘less’)  Is a deposit made of fine layers of glacial silt and sand which are deposited in the same area by the action of wind.

4. What is this deposition?

A Glacial Moraine  A moraine is a ridge of till deposited at the front or side edge of a glacier.

5. What is this deposition?

A Sandbar  Is a long ridge of sand in a river or near a shore

6. What is this deposition?

A Talus Slope  Is a cone-shaped deposit at the bottom of a hill or mountain caused by gravity

7. What is this deposition?

A Delta  Is a finger-shaped deposit of sediments at the mouth of a river

8. What is this deposition?

A Levee  Is a ridge-like deposit of sediments on a floodplain

9. What is this deposition?

A Drumlin  Is an oval-shaped deposit of glacial till

10. What is this general category of deposition called?

A Colluvial Deposit  Is rock debris directly deposited by the action of gravity

11. What is this general category of deposition called?

An Alluvial Deposit  Is rock debris transported and deposited by a river

13. What is this deposition?

A Floodplain  Is a flattened deposit on both sides of a river caused by a flood

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