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The laying down of transported sediment when water no longer has enough energy to carry it.

The laying down of sediment when water no longer has enough energy to transport it.

Longshore drift is transportation; deposition happens only when sediment is left behind.

The laying down of sediment when a river no longer has enough energy to carry it.

The laying down of sediment carried by a river when it can no longer transport that material.

The laying down of transported material, for example when melting glacial ice releases its load.

The laying down of material previously carried by ice, water or another transporting agent.

Deposition lays down material that has been transported. They often operate in sequence: weathering supplies fragments, ice or rivers carry them away, and those fragments are eventually deposited elsewhere.

The laying down of transported material when water no longer has enough energy to carry it.

The laying down of transported sediment when water loses enough energy that it can no longer carry it.

The laying down of sediment when the water or wind transporting it loses energy.

The laying down of sediment when a river can no longer carry it.

The laying down of sediment carried by a river when the water can no longer transport it.

The release and laying down of material carried by ice or water.

The laying down of sediment carried by water.

Transportation means moving this material; deposition means laying it down. These processes are connected: the sediment building a beach may have travelled along the coast before being deposited. When water loses energy, it becomes less able to carry sediment, so material is dropped.

The laying down of sediment transported by water, waves or wind.

The laying down of sediment when a river can no longer transport it.

The laying down of sediment when water can no longer transport it.

Deposition occurs when water can no longer transport part of its sediment load. This commonly happens when flow slows and loses energy, or when there is more sediment than the flow can carry.

The dropping of transported sediment when water loses the energy needed to carry it.

The laying down of sediment carried by water, wind or ice.

When explaining deposition, link the change in conditions to reduced energy and the river’s inability to continue carrying its sediment.

For a formation question, link the stages in order and explain why each happens. Naming erosion or deposition alone is not enough.

Keep the two sides of a meander distinct: outer bend → faster flow → erosion → river cliff; inner bend → slower flow → deposition → slip-off slope.