Soil Deposition

DefinitionDefinition

• Deposition- the process in which sediment is laid down in new locations– The end result of erosion

Water DepositionWater Deposition

• Alluvial fan- fan shaped deposit of sediment on land– Usually form when a stream slows down

and enters a flat plain

• Delta- sediment from a stream deposited where a river enters a large body of water– Triangular shape

Alluvial fan and DeltaAlluvial fan and Delta

Glacial DepositionGlacial Deposition

• As a glacier melts, it creates landforms by depositing its sediment load– Till-unsorted mixture of sediment

containing fragments of various sizes– Moraine-mounds of sediment at the

downhill end of the glacier and along its side• Long Island is a glacial moraine

Till and MorainesTill and Moraines

Wind DepositionWind Deposition

• Sand dunes- large deposits of sand dropped from wind– Sand dunes can move as the wind picks

up sand from the back of the dune and blows it to the front

Sand DunesSand Dunes