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The material deposited by a river is called sediment. The bits of organic debris such as leaves and stems is detritus. Sediment includes detritus, inorganic material such as pebbles, sand, clay and other rock bits.
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What do you call the land on each side of the river where sediment has been deposited?
the bank of a river
What do you call a material deposited on a filter?
I would call it a sediment.
What do you call areas of deposited sand or silt on river bends?
sand bars
Why did the ancient Egyptians call the river Nile ar or aur?
because of the black sediment left after fllods
What do you call the substance that settles in a suspention?
sediment
What do you call the substance that settles out of a suspension?
Sediment
What do you call bits of soil removed by erosion?
You call the bits of soil sediment.
What do you call the area where the shoreline is made up of material deposited by waves?
Much of the coarser sediment material supplied by rivers settles out near shorelines or on beaches.
What do you call fertile loam?
loess
Why is there sand at the bottom of many river beds?
The abrasion and attrition combined with hydraulic action on the river bed and the river banks erode away the underlying rock which results in small grains of rock we call sand. Depending on the speed of the river and the size of the particles, the sand will be deposited by the river at different stages (usually though it is found near the mouth of the river).
What do you call Matter sinking to bottom of a liquid?
sediment
Why do they call it the Fertile Cresent?
It is called the Fertile Cresent because it is in the shape of a cresent, and it has fertile, or rich, soil that is very good for farming.
