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Silt is one type of material found on the bottom of a stream. Silt is fine and can be carried along in moving water, but is heavyier than water, so settles out of the water as it slows. It can be organic or mineral.
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What is load and how does it affect erosion?
Stream Load is the amount of material a stream can hold as it flows. As a stream flows it causes erosion, and this erosion is carried about as material in the stream. As too much is eroded, the extra material will fall to the bottom, or push it's way to the sides.
What is Stream bed?
A stream bed is the bottom (floor) of the stream.
What is the name of a stream bottom?
Bed
What is a streams bed load?
Sediment that is carried by a stream along the bottom of its channel.
Why do potholes form at the bottom of a stream?
Potholes form in the stream bottom through erosion caused by water and rocks and wildlife.
What determines whether a stream will erode its bottom or its sides?
it erodes on its bottom
What determines whether a stream erodes it bottom or its sides?
it erodes on its bottom
What determines whether a stream erodes it bottom or it sides?
it erodes on its bottom
What is an African stream bed?
Definition of Streambed: the bottom of the stream below the usual water surface.
What do geologists investigate if they are interested in a stream's bed load?
heavy particles that move along the bottom of the stream.
Which event is the best example of erosion?
the deepening of a stream bed by pebbles rolling along the bottom of the stream
What is the difference between a stream bed and a stream bank?
A stream bed is the bottom of a stream where water flows, while a stream bank is the sides of the stream that contain and channel the flow of water. The stream bed is where water flows, whereas the stream bank is the boundary that contains the water within the stream channel.
