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What is the word that means sand or particles settle out of wind or water and form layers?
The word you are looking for is "sedimentation." Sedimentation is the process by which sand or particles settle out of wind or water and form layers or deposits over time.
Compare and contrasts solutions and suspensions and give a common example of each type of mixture?
A solution is a mixture in which the components are evenly distributed throughout. A mixture of water and undissolved materials that do not settle out is a suspension. An example of a solution is salt dissolved in water. An example of a suspension is nonfat milk.
What causes particles to settle the most?
Greater density causes particles to settle faster.
What are the small bits of weathered rock that settle to the bottom of bodies of water?
These particles are called sediment.
What contains particles that will settle out of the mixture if left sitting out?
A suspension contains particles that will settle out of the mixture if left sitting out.
What do we call materials that settle out of water?
These materials are sediments.
Deposited rock particles and other materials that settle in a liquid are called?
Sediments.
Which particles are the first settle as moving water slows?
Rock and soil!!
Why did cavemen settle where they did?
because there was building materials, food and water
What is a mixture in which some of the particles will settle out?
Mixtures in which some of the particles settle out are called suspensions. An example of a mixture is dirt mixed with a large amount of water. On the other hand, mixtures in which the particles do not settle out are called colloids.
Why do particles settle on the bottom when river enters the ocean?
The particles are heavier than water and sink instead of floating.
Placer deposits form when?
Heavy eroded particles settle out of moving water
What particles are the first to settle as moving water slows?
the ones with the highest density
What is the word that means sand or particles settle out of wind or water and form layers?
The word you are looking for is "sedimentation." Sedimentation is the process by which sand or particles settle out of wind or water and form layers or deposits over time.
Compare and contrasts solutions and suspensions and give a common example of each type of mixture?
A solution is a mixture in which the components are evenly distributed throughout. A mixture of water and undissolved materials that do not settle out is a suspension. An example of a solution is salt dissolved in water. An example of a suspension is nonfat milk.
Why doesn't the beach have materials of all sizes?
Hydrologic sorting. Very small particles do not settle out of water easily--they remain in solution. Very large objects are difficult for water to move. Particles the size of sand are the easiest for water to move, so beaches tend to be comprised of fairly uniformly sized particles of silicon oxide, coral, or whatever material the beach is composed.
Placer deoosits form when?
They form when heavy eroded particles settle out of moving water.
