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dbose

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Describe the formation of deltas.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Scientists have linked increased wildfire in the American West since 2000 to all of the following except
 
  A) El Nio events.
  B) earlier spring snowmelt.
  C) fuel load build-up due to fire suppression.
  D) changes in natural fire regimes.
  E) increased spring and summer temperatures.



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Answer to Question 1

A river reaches base level at the mouth. Here, the river's velocity rapidly decreases as it enters a larger, standing body of water. This reduced stream energy causes the deposition of the sediment load, sifted by particle size: coarser materials deposited first, finer materials last. The result is a nearly level depositional plain known as a delta.

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dbose

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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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