Deposition by running water



Figure 9-18. This diagram shows a profile of the deposits of material near   the mouth of a river.
Why are the smaller particles found farther out?






Figure 9-19. The rich farmland in this valley is made up of transported soils. What natural agent
of erosion transports soils from one place to another?



                                         Stream erosion and deposition



Figure 9-20. Erosion is the dominant process on the outside of a meander. Deposition is the
dominant process on the inside.





                                               Deposition by wind





Figure 9-21. Sand dunes like this one at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico,
are a wind-formed feature of a desert landscape.




Figure 9-22. The steeper side of a sand dune, the side away from the wind,
is called the slip face.





Figure 9-23. Why aren't the rock layers in this sandstone formation horizontal?

                                             Deposition by glaciers

Figure 9-24. How do the particles deposited at the foot of a glacier differ from those deposited on
the outwash plain?


Figure 9-25 These drumlins are located near Mount McKinley, Alaska. In which direction did the
glacial ice move?


 Figure 9-17. This photograph of Mendenhall Glacier (near Juneau, Alaska) shows ground deposits
left fifty years ago by the receding valley glacier.
What size particles would you expect to find in the deposit left by a receding glacier?

Fariel, R. - Hinds, R. - Berey, D.: Earth Science, Addison-Wesley 1987