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What type of rock can wear away to form sediment?
Any rock can wear away to form sediment; be it sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous.
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.
What does terrigenous sediment consist of?
Terrigenous sediment is derived from land and usually deposited on the continental shelf, continental rise, and abyssal plain
What is required to form a sedimentary rock?
sediment and time.
What are formed by the deposition of sediments carried by rivers?
A delta will be formed close to land, and an abyssal plain far from land.The abyssal plain is the true floor of the ocean, beyond the Continental Slope & Rise, not a river form, although it does collect some sediment from rivers.
What do sediment deposits on dry land form?
deltas
What is the cause of rocks breaking down to form sediment?
Erosion
Fan shaped deposits of sediment that form on dry land?
Alluvial Fan
When flood waters deposit sediment what land form is created?
levees are formed
What is the primary cause of sediment pollution?
Land development without installation of erosion control measures.
Is a sediment a form of carbon?
yes a sediment is a form of carbon
A definition for a volcano?
the definition for a volcano is, A fan-like land form made of deposited sediment left ba a river.
When does a sediment deposit the sediment it is carrying?
When a glacier melts it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land, creating various landforms.
What is water flowing over land carrying particles of sediment?
Runoff is water flowing over land that carries particles of sediment.
Are sediment depositions caused by earthquakes?
Earthquakes can trigger (submarine)landslides and debris flows which can act to cause the deposition of sediment, however they are far from the only cause of sediment deposition.
What certain things that form sediment are considered an indicator species?
Protozoans form sediment and are considered an indicator species.
When a river slows down as it reaches the ocean sediments carried by the river are deposited.What kind of land form is created from the sediment?
It is called a delta
