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Terrigenous sediment is derived from land and usually deposited on the continental shelf, continental rise, and abyssal plain
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What kind of sediment consist sprimarily of mineral grains that were eroded from rocks on land?
Terrigenous
Sediment that originates from the continents is called?
Marine sediments are typically terrigenous in nature, which means they came from the land. Sediments that originate from the continents are called terrigenous.
Terrigenous sediment consists primarily of mineral grains eroded from?
mid ocean ridges
Which type of terrigenous sediment is most likely to be deposited in abyssal plains?
Seaweed, coral, and corps
Were do the thickest deposits of terrigenous sediment typically form?
continental margins near the mouths of rivers now stop cheating on novanet
What kind of sediment consist sprimarily of mineral grains that were eroded from rocks on land?
Terrigenous
What is the sediment called that is derived primarily from the products of weathering on the continents?
terrigenous sediment
Terrigenous sediment consists of mineral grains eroded from?
mid ocean ridges
Sediment that originates from the continents is called?
Marine sediments are typically terrigenous in nature, which means they came from the land. Sediments that originate from the continents are called terrigenous.
Terrigenous sediment consists primarily of mineral grains eroded from?
mid ocean ridges
Which type of terrigenous sediment is most likely to be deposited in abyssal plains?
Seaweed, coral, and corps
What is Hemipelagic sediment?
Hemipelagic sediment is deep-sea sediment that is commonly deposited near continental margins. More than 25% of the fraction coarser than 5 microns is either terrigenous, volcanogenic, and/or neritic in orign.
Were do the thickest deposits of terrigenous sediment typically form?
continental margins near the mouths of rivers now stop cheating on novanet
What is the vast relatively deep flat sediment-covered portion of the deep-ocean basin?
abyssal plain
What does sediment consist of?
In essence, yes. It is made out of sediments which bond together due to chemical reactions
What kind of sediment consist primarily of mineral grains that were eroded from rocks on land?
hydrates
What are the three types of the ocean floor sediments?
The three types of ocean floor sediments are Terrigenous, Biogenous, and Hydrogenous sediments.
