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The fine sediment left behind a flood is known as silt. It is made up of particles that are smaller than sand and can be deposited by the water as it recedes. Silt can have both positive and negative impacts on the environment, depending on the quantity and location of its deposition.
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What is the fine sediment left behind when the flood recedes?
Silt
What is the fine sediment left behind when a flood recedes?
Silt
What is the fine soil left behind when a flood recedes called?
silt
Is a ridge of sediment and rock left behind when a glacier melts?
Moraine
When water evaporates from a body of water what kind of sediment is left behind?
The sediment is a mixture of sand, soil, salts, detritus.
Why was the river nile called ar?
The ancient Egyptians called the River Ar because of the colour black sediment left after the annual flood
What is left behind on fields after a flood?
I think it is silt. it helps the soil. it makes it more fertile.
How can erosion sort sediment?
well, as it is being transported it can be sorted by its size and sediment is often well sorted when it is moved a lot by wind or waves. poorly sorted sediment often results from rapid transportation perhaps by a storm, flash flood, or a volcanic eruption. Sediment left at the edges of glaciers is also poorly sorted.
Why is sea salt left behind in ponds?
Sea water is allowed to flood special shallow ponds. The water will evaporate, leaving salt crystals behind.
What is left after filtering?
Sediment.
What is a sentence with the word recede in it?
The town residents must wait for the flood waters to recede before they can deal with the terrible mess left behind. By: Mevren10
What are moraines and drumlins created by?
When glaciers advance or retreat, the sediments left behind create a moraine. Drumlins are created by the flow of glaciers that mold sediment into streamlined, elongated hills.
