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sediment causes H2O to discolor. also sediment causes some submerged vegetation to die. so to top it off sediment can kill plant life.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoWhen the water travels down the path or made path, the water picks up the sediment as it moves
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An area of wave washed sediment along a coast is called?
beach.
How does deposition affect volcanoes?
deposition can affect the volcano by deposition the sediment of ashes in different places and affect the earth's surface.
How does speed affect where or how sediments are deposited?
The greater the speed the less sediment deposited. A delta is where a river slows way down and sediment is deposited at the mouth of the river.
How does wave refraction affect a coastline?
Eroison
What does not affect wave height in deep water?
wavelenghth
What factors affect a wave's ability to erode and carry sediment?
looseness of sediment, speed of wave, angle of wae on sediment, angle of beach floor (as that changes the waves suction angle height and strength)
How can erosion affect the shape of a sediment?
It can affect the shape of sediment because it is scraping very slowly against it causing it to change,
What is an area wave-washed sediment along a coast?
beach.
Area of wave-washed sediment along a coast?
A beach
What is an area of wave - washed sediment along a coast?
beach.
An area of wave washed sediment along a coast is?
Erosion
In a steep-shore zone wave action and currents do what?
Carry away sediment.
An area of wave washed sediment along a coast is called?
beach.
What is the definition of wave erosion?
wave erosion :The combined effects of the shattering, wedging, and abrading of a cliff face by waves and the sediment they carry
Does wave length affect wave speed?
No....
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 is The breaking of rock into sediment by wave action of lakes and rivers?
This is the process of mechanical weathering.
