An alluvial fan ________

A) a fan-shaped sediment mass generated by a distributary channel
B) a plant that grows in deltas and is diagnostic of a delta
C) a fan-shaped mass of sediment deposited at the base of a mountain front due to an abrupt change in stream gradient
D) is another name for a small delta forming along a beach


C

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