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1. The quantity of water in the river. 2. The size of the river basin. 3. The course of the river 4. The shape of the river reliefs.
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A large amount of sediments deposited at the mouth of a river form what?
It is called SILT.
What usually happens to sediments when a river runs into a lake or sea?
A river carries sediment due to its high flow velocity. When a river reaches the ocean, this flow velocity is decreased and therefore not strong enough to carry the sediments farther. Thus, sediments are deposited or dumped when a river reaches an ocean or lake where the flow velocity is generally less than that of rivers.
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.
Do petroleum deposits form in lake and river sediments?
No.
Where does deposition occur in a river?
deposition occurs at the part of a river where there is no longer enough energy for the water to carry the sediments and they are deposited. Deposition is when an agent or erosion (in this case river water) loses energy and can no longer carry sediments, so it deposits them.
What river deposits the greatest amount of sediments in the ocean?
The Amazon River, by far the greatest giver of river sediments.
When a river meets an ocean why do sediments drop out?
It will drop because there is no longer a current to carry the sediments.
How do moving sediments affects the channel of a stream?
The sediments build up on the floor of the stream, ocean, river, or lake and causes the water to lower.
What is the amount of sediments deposited annually by the miss river?
tons of thousands of sediments are deposited each day
What happens to materials in a river no longer has the energy to carry them?
They settle out as deposited sediments.
When a river looses velocity it cannot carry some of the sediments it carried before what are the result?
alluvial deposits that can form river deltas.
How do sediments settle from the river?
fast curents carry soil. heavier soil falls to bed of river where water tends to slow down.
Why is a river deposits heavier sediments first and lighter sidements later as it flows along?
After that it would be deposited when the flow of the river is too slow to carry it.
A large amount of sediments deposited at the mouth of a river form what?
It is called SILT.
Why does the river have so many more rocks then the ocean?
it has more rocks because the river has lots of sediments ( pieces of broken rock ) to carry along the river flow. then the sediments pile up into layers and then for many years the layers will harden and turn into a rock. YOUR WELCOME :)
Why do storms cause a new graded bed pattern to form on the bottom of the lake or river?
The storms create temporary streams. The streams carry sediments with them. Soon these sediments are settle down creating a graded bedding.
Why do storms cause a new graded bed pattern to form on the bottom of a lake or river?
The storms create temporary streams. The streams carry sediments with them. Soon these sediments are settle down creating a graded bedding.
