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Q: Areas where sediment is deposited along a river because the river overflowed are called?
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What are rocks snd soil deposited by streams called?

they are deposited by sediment


What is the rock and soil deposited by streams called?

Sediment


Clay and silt that have been eroded and deposited are called?

Sediment


What is the rock snd soil deposited by streams called?

Sediment


What is eroded soil that is deposited in other places?

It is called sediment.


Can ice carry sediment?

Yes. Glaciers carry large amounts of sediment. When that sediment is deposited it is called glacial till.


The sediment deposited at the edge of a glacier forms a ridge called a?

Moraine.


What is the layer of sediment called?

It is called sedimentation.


Here the river has overflowed its banks and deposited silt in the river channel?

no, its the flood plain


What is the sediment deposited by the edge of a glacier forms a ridge called?

It is known as moraine.


What is sediment deposited by wind in layers called?

loess/dunes or aeolian deposits


What is sediment carried by the river that collect's at the rivers mouth called?

The sediment itself is called silt, and it often is deposited at the mouth of rivers and forms a landform called a river delta.