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What is formed from the deposition of sediments from a river flowing down the slope of a mountain?
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a delta
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Are deltas and alluivial fans formed by erosion or deposition?
They are formed by deposition of sediments from rivers and streams.
Is a mountain formed by erosion and deposition?
deposition
Are kettles formed by deposition?
Yes they are formed by deposition if you haven't noticed glaciers attend to pick up sediments when they are moving from their old location That was the explenation
What is the land formed by deposition at the bottom of a mountain?
It is called scree.
What type of rock is formed by deposition and cementation of sediments?
Sandstone, a sedimentary rock, is formed by the deposition and cementation of small particles of weathered rock and/or minerals above the surface of Earth. Answered by Jaden
Are fossils chemical or mechanical weathering?
Fossils are nothing to do with weathering they are formed during the deposition of sediments before they become rocks.
Would landscape is most likely formed by the process of deposition from glaciers?
Mountain peaks :)
Are sediments?
Sediments in geology are solid fragments of inorganic or organic material that come from the weathering of rock or biological processes and are carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice. Sediments are types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material from the Earth's surface. There are different types of sediments rocks.
What are mountain horns formed by Erosion or Deposition?
A mountain is a sharpened peak formed by the glacial actions of three cirques on a mountaintop. Since we know that a cirque is a bowl-shaped basin formed by EROSION and a mountain horn is formed by three CIRQUES it becomes clear that mountain horns are formed by erosion.
What was the Mississippi river delta formed by?
Erosion and deposition formed the delta. Sediments were carried south by the river from the central US, including its tributaries including the Ohio, Missouri, and Red Rivers.
How are layers formed in a Sedimentary Rock?
The layers are formed by the deposition of sediments carried by wind, water, or ice.
Describe how abyssal plain looks and how it forms?
an abyssal plain looks like a flat surface but it is at the bottom of the ocean and it is formed by the deposition of sediments. Hope this helps :)
