Question

PLEASE HELP MEEEEEEE A river will break down rock into sediment through the process of _______. The sediment is then carried away by the river through the process of erosion. During flooding events, sediment is added to the river's floodplain by the process of _______.

a. faulting; deposition
b. deposition; weathering
c. weathering; glaciation
d. weathering; deposition

Answer 1

The answer is D. weathering and deposition. As the river comes into contact with the rock, it erodes it. This is called weathering. It is then "deposited" somewhere else, hence the word deposition.

Answer 2

The answer is d weathering and deposition