The dropping off of bits of eroded rock Sediment - small bits of broken down material.

Something that drops off the eroded bits of rocks such as wind, water, or ice.

A deposit of sediments at the mouth of a river.

Areas that form when rivers are flooded from their banks and sediment deposits are left.

Wind carries and deposits it in mounds.

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Deposition

Term	Definition
Deposition	The dropping off of bits of eroded rock Sediment - small bits of broken down material.
Agent of Deposition	Something that drops off the eroded bits of rocks such as wind, water, or ice.
Delta	A deposit of sediments at the mouth of a river.
Floodplains	Areas that form when rivers are flooded from their banks and sediment deposits are left.
Sand Dunes	Wind carries and deposits it in mounds.
Barrier Islands	Type of islands