Question

The satellite image shows a delta, which is made of silt, sand, and clay and is found on some coastlines. What caused the deposition of this sediment?







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Responses

a glacier
a glacier

wind
wind

waves
waves

a river

Answer 1

The deposition of sediment in a delta is primarily caused by **a river**. Deltas form at river mouths where the flow velocity decreases and sediment carried by the river is deposited as the water enters a standing body of water, such as an ocean or a lake.