1. Depositions are Everywhere! © Copyright 2004 - 2005. M. J. Krech. All rights reserved.

2. 1. What is this deposition?

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

4. 2. What is this deposition?

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

6. 3. What is this deposition?

7. 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.

8. 4. What is this deposition?

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

10. 5. What is this deposition?

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

12. 6. What is this deposition?

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

14. 7. What is this deposition?

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

16. 8. What is this deposition?

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

18. 9. What is this deposition?

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

20. 10. What is this general category of deposition called?

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

22. 11. What is this general category of deposition called?

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

24. 13. What is this deposition?

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

26. **Identify this deposit. A.

27. **Identify this deposit. B.

28. **Identify this deposit. C.

29. **Identify this deposit. D.

30. **Identify this deposit. E.

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