Describe the method of deposit for each of the following soils: alluvial, lacustrine, loess, colluvial, and glacial



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ANS:
Alluvial soils are transported by streams; lacustrine soils are left by lakes; loess soils are left by wind; colluvial soils are left by gravity, and glacial soils are left by ice.

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