Alluvial Terraces Form Due to Which of the Following Factors

question 38

Multiple Choice

Alluvial terraces form due to which of the following factors?

• A)alluvium is deposited at different stages during gradation and so naturally occur as terraces
• B)obstacles prevent the river from cutting away all of the deposited alluvium
• C)overbank flooding carries debris to the outer edges of the valley so depositing the terraces
• D)overbank flooding carries debris and deposits it adjacent to the river channel
• E)uplift of the river channel that further entrenches meanders

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