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Deposi on happens when par cles of rocks
or soil from _____________________ are
deposited in a different loca on. Moving
waters or wind can carry rocks and soil and
____________________them in a different
loca on. Examples of deposi on
include: _______________ dropping sand on
the beach, _______________________ that
forms at the bo om of different bodies of
water and deltas that form at the mouth of
rivers. _________________ also scraped the
_________________________ and carried
rocks and soil to different loca ons.
deposit
waves
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glaciers
erosion
sediment
ground
ANSWERS:
Deposi on happens when par cles of rocks
or soil from erosion are then deposited in a
different loca on. Moving waters or wind can
carry rocks and soil and deposit them in a
different loca on. Examples of deposi on
include: waves dropping sand on the beach,
sediment that forms at the bo om of differ‐
ent bodies of water and deltas that form at
the mouth of rivers. Glaciers also scraped the
ground and carried rocks and soil to different
loca ons.
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