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Why are lands by the water more fertile?
First of all, The soil is absorbing the nutrients and minerals that the water erodes from the rocks in the body of water. Next, sediment from more fertile lands (for example, down a river from a mountain) are deposited on the riverbank.
when the flow of a river does what the sediment is deposited?
The flow of water slows enough for the silt to be deposited.
Where are most river sediments deposited?
Most of it is trapped at the dam at Lake Nasser. After that it would be deposited when the flow of the river is too slow to carry it and ultimately what is left is deposited in the delta.
What is the land formed at the mouth of a river called that is deposited by silt?
The land formed by deposited soil at the mouth of a river is called a delta (named for the Greek letter, which is similarly triangular in shape).The most well known are the Ganges River Delta, India, the Nile River Delta, Egypt, and the largest is the Amazon River Delta, Brazil.
Which earth materials are deposited first as the water in a river slows down?
Larger particles are deposited first as a stream loses velocity. Gravel would be deposited first, since it is the largest (out of Clay, Silt, Sand, and Gravel)
Why are lands by the water more fertile?
First of all, The soil is absorbing the nutrients and minerals that the water erodes from the rocks in the body of water. Next, sediment from more fertile lands (for example, down a river from a mountain) are deposited on the riverbank.
What is a deposite of fertile windblown soil called?
loess: fertile, yellow-gray soil deposited by wind and water
Why is the Tigris river and the Euphrates river called the Fertile Crescent?
Because it provides water for irrigation
How did the Egyptians use the sides of the river Nile?
Mainly for agriculture because of the water supply and the silt deposited by annual floods along the Nile River that created the rich and fertile soil.
What is a fine grained fertile soil deposited by water?
Silt.
when the flow of a river does what the sediment is deposited?
The flow of water slows enough for the silt to be deposited.
Most river sediments are deposited?
They are deposited at the river mouth, before it finally empties its water into the ocean.
What does it called the flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods?
Flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods is called a delta. There are several deltas around the world.
Where are most river sediments deposited?
Most of it is trapped at the dam at Lake Nasser. After that it would be deposited when the flow of the river is too slow to carry it and ultimately what is left is deposited in the delta.
What is the land formed at the mouth of a river called that is deposited by silt?
The land formed by deposited soil at the mouth of a river is called a delta (named for the Greek letter, which is similarly triangular in shape).The most well known are the Ganges River Delta, India, the Nile River Delta, Egypt, and the largest is the Amazon River Delta, Brazil.
What is soil deposited by water called?
Soil deposited by water could be silt or mud.
What happens to a river flow that cause alluvium to be deposited?
The flow of water slows enough for the silt to be deposited.
