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What does silt and sediment mean?
Silt refers to a sediment of a certain size. Sediment can be of any size particle which has been deposited.
What are three ways strata differ from one another?
The differ based on the kind of sediment that they are composed of, the color of their sediment, and the size of their sediment.
Are all the particles of sediment the same size?
no
How does the speed of water affect the sediment deposit?
The greater the streams rate of flow, the greater the amount of erosion, the larger the sediments.
Which size sediment would be easier to compact?
Fine grained sediment would compact more easily because of the smaller spaces between particles.
How does transport affect the size and shape of sediment?
As the sediment moves, its characteristics change as it is Physically broken down or chemicallyaltered
What doesn't affect the movement of sediment along the shore?
size of sand grains
How does the speed of wind affect sediment?
The higher the wind speed, the bigger the particle size.
What factors affect a river's ability to erode and carry sediment?
The factors that affect a river's ability to erode and carry sediment would be its size, how deep it is, and how fast it is going. If it is going downhill that can also affect it.
What does silt and sediment mean?
Silt refers to a sediment of a certain size. Sediment can be of any size particle which has been deposited.
How does the size and shape of particles affect the attraction between them?
As the sediment moves, its characteristics change as it is Physically broken down or chemicallyaltered
How are deltas classified?
A delta is a land formation caused by the flow of silt at the mouth of a river. Over time, the sediment forms a mound or a series of mounds that have considerable size.
How is permeability related to the size of the grains that make up the sediment?
If the size of the sediment is very small then it would have poor permeability But if the size of the sediment was large then it would be easier for liquids to flow through.
What are three ways strata differ from one another?
The differ based on the kind of sediment that they are composed of, the color of their sediment, and the size of their sediment.
Are all the particles of sediment the same size?
no
What happens to the size of the sediment a stream normally carries when it flows from a mountainous area to a flatter area?
The sediment size carried by the stream increases. EW
What is the smallest size of sediment particle called?
dust
