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The process of dropping sediments is called deposition.
Marilyne Corwin
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∙ 13y agothe only principle behind sedimentation is that heavy paricles settle faster in a medium.
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Solid particles are deposited by gravity into the bottom of a liquid (in laboratory, in natural waters, in industry). Sedimentation is also possible in gases.
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∙ 9y agoOrganic materials and minerals that block the flow of a water body, sedimentation occurs. An example would be eroded soil is deposited into surface waters due to runoff.
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∙ 13y agoSolid particles are deposited by gravity into the bottom of a liquid.
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∙ 15y agodeposition
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The process by which eroded earth materials settle out in another place?
Sediment
When particles of fine windblown sediment settle out of the air and become packed the resulting deposit is called what?
loess.
What must happen to metamorphic rock to become sedimentary rock?
The rock is eroded or weathered away into sediments. The sediments settle and through compaction , the sediments are pushed together to form a sediment. Short Answer: It must be broken down into a sediment.
Which carries more sediment a fast moving river or a slow moving river?
Fast moving. sediment is heavy it settle out in slow water. But a river that just became slow after being fast looks like it has the most, because of all the settling going on.
How do soil particles carried by water or wind act as a soil building force?
As the particles travel and settle elsewhere as sediment forming new areas of soil.
What are particles of materials that are settle out of water?
Sediment
Are small rocks that settle out of a flowing river examples of sediment?
yes
The process by which eroded earth materials settle out in another place?
Sediment
What does sediment deposit?
Sediment will settle when the river current carrying it along reaches an area of calmness. This may result in sandbars or muddy river banks. It is also likely to settle when carried out to sea and it contributes to the ooze on the ocean floor.
What does the medical term sediment mean?
It means what it says i.e. Sedimentation is the tendency for particles in suspension to settle out of the fluid in which they are entrained and settle at the bottom
How a fossil forms in sediment?
When a river flows into a lake or ocean, the sediments that the river carries settle to the bottom. Layers of sediment may covor the dead organism.
Is sediment a noun?
Yes, the word 'sediment' is a noun, a word for the solids in a liquid that settle to the bottom; material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers; a word for a thing.
When sediment settles on the bottom of a lake the largest pieces of rock settle last true or false?
no
What are the small bits of weathered rock that settle to the bottom of bodies of water?
These particles are called sediment.
Particles that settle from water are called what?
Depends on the context. If this is a chemistry experiment it would be called a precipitate. If this is water in say a water course it would be called sediment.
What is the meaning of the Latin word for sediment?
Sedere literally means "to sit."Sedimentary rocks are formed by the deposition of sediment. In other words, sediment is deposited and "sits" forming these rocks.
When particles of fine windblown sediment settle out of the air and become packed the resulting deposit is called what?
loess.
