Practice What Is Deposition? (3.7.1) - Changing Face of the Earth

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Question 1.
What is deposition?
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Think about where materials go after being moved.
Question 2.
Name one type of depositional landform.
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Consider where rivers meet other water bodies.
3Question 3.
What is the process called when sediments are deposited in new locations?
- Erosion
- Deposition
- Weathering
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It's the opposite of erosion.
4Question 4.
True or False: River deltas are formed by the deposition of sediments.
- True
- False
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Think of where sediment settles when a river slows down.
Question 5.
Evaluate how human activities might affect the natural deposition processes in a river delta.
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Consider human impacts on rivers and their ecosystems.
Question 6.
Design a simple experiment to observe how different forces can transport and deposit particles.
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What happens to the sediments as you speed up or slow down the water?

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