Question: Below is a drawing of a river that carried sand, clay, and pebbles (past the river's mouth) to a lake. Why is the clay deposited where you indicated?
Reference answer: The clay particles are lighter or smaller and are therefore carried farther by the water, so the clay particles end up the greatest distance away from the mouth of the river.

Student answer: The clay is like wet sand and it is by the river.

Student answer: Because once the clay is picked up it is moved and dropped off outside of the mouth.

Student answer: It will end up there because clay can be broken up into such tiny parts or sediments that it is easily carried by the water and will end up probably the farthest out in the lake.

Student answer: The clay is deposited there because it is lighter so it travels farther and spreads out more.

Student answer: The deposited where I indicated because clay is a lot heavier than sand and pebbles.

Student answer: Because clay is a bigger.

Student answer: Because clay is heavier than sand so it travels farther.

Student answer: Clay deposited where I indicated because the clay is the lightest in this case.

Student answer: Because it is so light.

Student answer: Because when we did our stream table experiment the water and clay mixed and the water and the clay flowed together.

Student answer: The clay is in the river because the clay mixes in with the water.

Student answer: It is heavy so I thought it would drop off quick.

Student answer: It is deposited the farthest because it is lighter than the other ones.

Student answer: Because sand is heavier and since the sand is heavier it would go down from clay and there is a bigger amount of sand too.

Student answer: Clay is where I indicated it because clay is the lightest material so it travels the farthest.

Student answer: It was deposited because it begins to settle to the bottom because the channel is slowing its current.

Student answer: The clay is deposited where I indicated because the river has brought the clay in the lake.

Student answer: It is deposited because the water, river is taking it away with it.

Student answer: The clay goes the farthest because it has the least particles.

Student answer: The clay is deposited where I indicated it because it is heaviest so it will not go as far.

Student answer: The clay is lighter so it is carried farther.

Student answer: The clay is there because it has lighter and smaller particles which makes it float to the top.

Student answer: Because clay is the lightest.

Student answer: The clay is deposited there because the clay is the lightest and everything else is heavier so it sinks.

Student answer: It is deposited there because it is lighter than sand and pebbles.

Student answer: Very near to the mouth of the river.

Student answer: The clay is very light so it can be carried farther than the sand and pebbles.

Student answer: The clay is deposited there, because the clay has the least amount of mass so it will go farther.

Student answer: The clay is deposited where I indicated because the clay has the lesser mass so it is can be carried the farthest.

Student answer: It was deposited there because it has a lesser mass and therefore is carried farther than all of the other earth materials.

Student answer: The clay is where I indicated it because it is the one that gets pushed out the farthest.

Student answer: Clay is lighter than sand or pebbles so it would be easier for water to carry it farther.

Student answer: The clay is deposited where I indicated because it is the lightest.

Student answer: The clay deposit is farther because of its light weight.

Student answer: The clay is indicated where I put it because clay is soft and lines are soft too.