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Q: What is it called When sediment floats in water?
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Is the water in a stream called sediment?

No, the solids the water carries is the sediment.


Particles that settle from water are called what?

Depends on the context. If this is a chemistry experiment it would be called a precipitate. If this is water in say a water course it would be called sediment.


What is it called when water deposits sediment?

deposition


What is the clear liquid above the sediment called?

The fluid above the sediment after centrifugation is called the supernatant.


What is water called when water rises?

Ice, it rises till it floats.


What is the process of mineral rich water seeping around sediment and fusing the sediment pieces together called?

This is called cementation.


When does water float and why does it float?

Water floats when it is in the solid phase, called ice. Ice floats because the density of ice is less than the density of water.


What is called when sediment is laid down in a body of water?

We use the term deposition to describe the process by which sediment is laid down in a body of water. The sediment is said to have been deposited at the bottom of the body of water, and more may follow to build a layer of sediment.


The eroded materials carried by water or wind are called?

Sediment


A body or rock or sediment that stores groundwater?

A body or rock or sediment that stores groundwater is called an aquifer. Water can be extracted by the use of a water well.


Do cattail floats on water?

Yes. It floats on water


Water held underground in rock and sediment layers?

It is called an aquifer