1. Deposition

2. Definition
Deposition- the process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
The end result of erosion

3. Water Deposition Alluvial fan- fan shaped deposit of sediment on land
Usually form when a stream slows down and enters a flat plain
Delta- sediment from a stream deposited where a river enters a large body of water
Triangular shape

4. Alluvial fan and Delta

5. Glacial Deposition
As a glacier melts, it creates landforms by depositing its sediment load
Till-unsorted mixture of sediment containing fragments of various sizes
Moraine-mounds of sediment at the downhill end of the glacier and along its side
Long Island is a glacial moraine

6. Till and Moraines

7. Wind Deposition Sand dunes- large deposits of sand dropped from wind
Sand dunes can move as the wind picks up sand from the back of the dune and blows it to the front

8. Sand Dunes