What Is a Floodplain

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Multiple Choice

What is a floodplain?

• A) A broad strip of land built up by sedimentation on either side of a stream channel. Covered with water during a flood.
• B) A body of sediment deposited at the mouth of a stream when the stream's velocity decreases.
• C) A ridge of sediment, usually sand or gravel, deposited in the middle or along the banks of a stream.
• D) Step-like landforms found above a stream.

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