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On flood planes the water erodes away the banks of the river. The Eroded dirt and sediment fall into the river.
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The main ways sediment enters a river are mass movement and?
Runoff
Describe three ways that sediment moves in a river?
Sediment moves through a river by these three ways: bouncing, flying, and being suspended.
In what ways can sediment enter a river?
mass movement and gravity
What are two ways water enters a river?
From another river, from a spring, from rain etc
Why does a river deposits its load?
the 3 ways are:1) solution2)suspension3)bed load
In what ways does a river carry it's load?
Fast-moving water actually lifts sand and other, smaller sediment and carries it downstream. Water dissolves some sediment completely. Most large sediment falls to the bottom and moves by rolling and sliding.
What are the main ways the Mississippi river gets its water?
rain
How do stream transport sediments?
Stream transport sediment in three ways, dissolved load, (ions in solution being carried downstream), suspended load, (suspended sediment that floats freely downstream) and bed load, (sediment that rolls or scoots along the bottom of the river).
What are three ways strata differ from one another?
The differ based on the kind of sediment that they are composed of, the color of their sediment, and the size of their sediment.
What are the 3 ways in which erosion moves sediment?
wind /water and dit
What are two ways Louisiana's economy is help by the marsh?
Louisiana help the economy in two ways. The two ways are by rivers and region.
What are three ways that wind erosion moves sediment?
Water, wind, and ice.
