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What are the areas of sediment where a rivers mouth reaches flat land at the bottom of a mountain?
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What are the areas of sediment deposit where a rivers mouth reaches flat land at the bottom of a mountain?
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When rivers slow down they drop sediment in a process called?
ice
What is alluvium and how is it used?
Sediment deposited by flowing water
Why is sediment deposited in coastal areas?
The sediment is washed into the sea by runoff from the land, especially by rivers and streams. Most of this sediment does not travel very far offshore before settling.
Do rivers deposit sediment when they slow down?
Yes. A slower current cannot carry as much sediment or particles as large as a faster current.
What are the areas of sediment deposit where a rivers mouth reaches flat land at the bottom of a mountain?
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What are the areas of sediment deposit where rivers mouth reaches flat land at the bottom of a mountain?
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What is the Material that settles at the bottom of lakes and rivers and oceans?
it is a sediment
Moving rivers roll heavy materials along the river bottom?
sediment
Sediment is another word for these little things?
Real Time Quiz Answer: Sedimentary PolkaStripes on Chestnut :]
Where can sediment accumulate?
Sediment can accumulate at the mouths of rivers, usually in the form of deltas.
What kinds of materials end up as sediment?
the tiny pieces of rock settle on the bottom of lakes,rivers and oceans
Where do rivers and steams deposit sediment?
in a delta
Are there any rivers that deposit and eroded sediments?
Most rivers have eroded and Deposited sediment.
What do rivers Carry?
Rock sediment and sometimes trash
When do streams and rivers deposit sediment?
When their velocity decreases
What is sediment carried by the river that collect's at the rivers mouth called?
The sediment itself is called silt, and it often is deposited at the mouth of rivers and forms a landform called a river delta.
