Which of the following describes sediment deposition in alluvial fans?
A) It is where streams in valleys are dammed by large mountains.
B) It is where streams sink into the subsurface and drop their sediment load.
C) It is where dunes pile sediment against the base of a mountain.
D) It is where the slope of the stream decreases and the water slows.
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