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A wide sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range is called an?
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This is known as an Alluvial Fan.
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What is the triangular or fan shaped deposit of sediment that forms where a river empties into an ocean or lake?
silt This trianguar deposit of sediment where a river empties into an ocean is called a delta.
Is a volcanic mountain with gently sloping sides built almost entirely out of basalt lava flows called a cinder cone?
No. Such a structure is called a shield volcano.
True or false A volcanic mountain with gently sloping sides built almost entirely of lava flow is called a cinder core?
false
Basaltic volcano with gently sloping sides are called?
A shield volcano is broad with gently sloping sides.
What is the process of mineral rich water seeping around sediment and fusing the sediment pieces together called?
This is called cementation.
A wide sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range is called a(n)?
Option c is correct
A wide sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range is called a?
This is known as an Alluvial Fan. Please see related links.
Is an alluvial fan the same name for a delta?
No, Sediments deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake builds up a land form called a delta. An alluvial fan is a wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.
How does a Alluviail fan start happen?
An alluvial fan starts at just a build up of sediment at the mouth of a river. As the current moves, more and more sediment is lifted into the stream and carried until it hits a sediment deposit. As the sediment deposit gets bigger, it is exposed to the air and forms a sediment mountain. As the mountain gets bigger it forms an island in the middle of the mouth of a river. This is called an alluvial fan! Hope this was helpful!
How do glaciers deposit sediment?
Its deposits sediment by picking the sediment up which is called plucking.(weathering)
How do waves deposit sediment on the coastlines?
they wash in the sand at the ocean floor that is then called "deposit" I THINK
What is the triangular or fan shaped deposit of sediment that forms where a river empties into an ocean or lake?
silt This trianguar deposit of sediment where a river empties into an ocean is called a delta.
A volcanic mountain with a wide base and gently sloping sides is called?
A volcanic mountain with a wide base and gently sloping sides is called a shield. Shield volcanoes form very large.
What is a fan-shaped sediment deposit formed at the mouth of a river called?
DELTA
When particls of fine windblown sediment settle out of the air and become packed the resulting deposit is called?
Loess
When alluvium accumulates as a long curving deposit of sediment on the inside of a stream meander it is called?
Point Bar
When particles of fine windblown sediment settle out of the air and become packed the resulting deposit is called what?
loess.
