Question 10 (10 points) A geologist notices that a lot of sediment is deposited

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Question 10 (10 points) A geologist notices that a lot of sediment is deposited in a region around a stream after a flood. Which statement best explains this? The stream's dissolved load increases when minerals run off into the stream during the flood. The increased velocity of the stream during a flood transports more suspended sediment and bed load. The sediment in the stream falls out of suspension when the velocity of the stream increases The stream overflows into floodplains during a flood, decreasing in velocity and depositing sediment. O a) b) d) Save

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Option D is correct.

The stream overflows into the floodplains during a flood, decreasing in velocity and depositing sediment.

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