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Do the levels and the sediment load increase or decrease as the river ages?
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As a river gets older sediment load decreases due to the age of the river and erosion
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What is deposition of sediment outside the banks of a river?
Sediment
What is the total quantity of sediment carried by a river called?
sediment load
Describe three ways that sediment moves in a river?
Sediment moves through a river by these three ways: bouncing, flying, and being suspended.
What is rocks and soil recently deposited by a river?
the answer is silt
How sediment accumulates?
Sediment accumulation is where sediment accumulates generally in the point of the lowest elevation. If sediment is in a river generally the sediment will accumulate at the mouth of the delta when entering the marine environment (proximal to distal).
Do the gradient levels and the sediment load increase or decrease as the river ages?
As a river gets older sediment load decreases due to the age of the river and erosion
Do the gradient levels and the sediment load increase or decrease the rivers age?
As a river gets older sediment load decreases due to the age of the river and erosion
What is an alluvion?
An alluvion is the increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment from a river.
Did steamboats make business in river cities increase or decrease?
increase business
What are the influences of sewage on the river habitat?
The primary influence of sewage on the river habitat is an massive increase in bacteria levels. This can rapidly kill a variety of wildlife and increase algae levels.
Does gradient of a stream increase or decrease downstream?
Decrease. The source of the river is usually in a mountainous area with a steep gradient.
Why is the Betsiboka river orange?
Due to the sediment within the river. this sediment causes the river to appear orange/reddish
What is deposition of sediment outside the banks of a river?
Sediment
What is the quantity of sediment carried by a river?
sediment load
Does an old or young river deposit more sediment?
an older river deposits more sediment.
When the flow of a river slows is the sediment deposited?
Yes, when the flow of a river slows the sediment is deposited.
What is the total quantity of sediment carried by a river?
sediment load
