In What Environment Are Deltas Typically Formed, and Why Are

question 19

Multiple Choice

In what environment are deltas typically formed, and why are they formed there?

• A) around the middles of large lakes far from shore; there is no farther for the sediments to go
• B) in submarine river systems because of the "delta" shape of the seafloor basins
• C) transitional; decrease in slope (gradient) and sediment carrying power
• D) in desert environments in the middles of continents far from the mountains; there is no water or wind left to carry sediment any farther

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