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A delta is seen in the image below where a river meets an ocean. Choose the best description of what is happening in the photo.

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The ocean waves erode the coast and create river pathways.
The ocean waves erode the coast and create river pathways.

The sediment in the delta is carried there from the Gulf of Mexico through weathering.
The sediment in the delta is carried there from the Gulf of Mexico through weathering.

Deposition carries the sedmient down the Mississippi river and weathering sets it down into the Gulf of Mexico.
Deposition carries the sedmient down the Mississippi river and weathering sets it down into the Gulf of Mexico.

Weathered rock and sediment are carried by the river through erosion and deposited into the Gulf of Mexico.
Weathered rock and sediment are carried by the river through erosion and deposited into the Gulf of Mexico.
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The correct answer is:

Weathered rock and sediment are carried by the river through erosion and deposited into the Gulf of Mexico.