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Graded deposits have been sorted by size, usually by deposition from moving water.
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What is it called when sediments are layered and sorted by size?
It is called graded bedding.
Differences between aeolian marine and lacustrine sandstones?
Aeolian marine deposits will be much finer grain than lacustrine sandstones. Also, aeolian marine deposits will be much better sorted.
Whats the difference in graded bedding and cross bedding?
Surfaces between layers of sediments (bedding planes) are usually deposited in horizontal sheets, but cross-bedding is inclined. Graded beds are horizontal and are usually sorted from coarse at the bottom to fine at the top.
Is an outwash plain sorted or unsorted?
outwash is sorted because it is running water
How can erosion sort sediment?
well, as it is being transported it can be sorted by its size and sediment is often well sorted when it is moved a lot by wind or waves. poorly sorted sediment often results from rapid transportation perhaps by a storm, flash flood, or a volcanic eruption. Sediment left at the edges of glaciers is also poorly sorted.
What is it called when sediments are layered and sorted by size?
It is called graded bedding.
What is the difference between poorly sorted and well sorted sediments?
A well sorted soil has particles which are all a similar size, a well graded soil would be classified as poorly graded. Whereas a poorly sorted soil has a wide range of particle sizes and is classified as well graded. On a particle size distribution a well sorted soil gives a steep gradient.
Do landslides create sorted deposits when sediment moves downhill in a jumbeled mass?
no
Describe the aliminium ore deposits in terms of quality and grade?
deposits have deep underground tunnels and some of the deposits have better grade material. that's how there graded
How is a deposit of till from a glacier different to a river delta?
Fluvial deposits are graded by the process of the flow of water. Glacial deposits are ungraded because as the ice melts the deposits are all "dumped" together.
Differences between aeolian marine and lacustrine sandstones?
Aeolian marine deposits will be much finer grain than lacustrine sandstones. Also, aeolian marine deposits will be much better sorted.
Whats the difference in graded bedding and cross bedding?
Surfaces between layers of sediments (bedding planes) are usually deposited in horizontal sheets, but cross-bedding is inclined. Graded beds are horizontal and are usually sorted from coarse at the bottom to fine at the top.
Are diamonds extracted or processed?
Diamonds are mined, sorted, and the 25% of them graded with potential gem-stone quality are processed into cut and faceted gemstones. The remaining diamonds are sold as bort, or industrial diamonds.
Into what 3 categories is paper sorted?
where and how is paper sorted? where and how is paper sorted?
How do you get sorted on harrypottercom?
You cannot get sorted on that website. However, you can be sorted on Pottermore.
How do poorly sorted and well sorted sediments differ?
the well sorted is on the left & the poorly sorted is on the right .. It all depends on the arrangement and size of the rocks
What is graded bedding?
Graded bedding is a sediment deposit characterized by coarse sediments at its base, which grade upward into progressively finer ones. Graded beds generally represent depositional environments which decrease in transport energy as time passes, but also form during rapid depositional events. They are perhaps best represented in turbidite strata, where they indicate a sudden strong current that deposits heavy, coarse sediments first, with finer ones following as the current weakens. They can also form in terrestrial stream deposits.
