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What is the general term for any well sorted stream-deposited sediment?
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Sedimentation.
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What is the term for bits of rock and dirt?
Sediment
What term is used to identify windblown sediment of silt and clay?
Wind blown sediment is known as 'Aeolian.'
What is term given to soil that settles in water?
sediment
Which term describes the annual layers of sediment deposited in lakes and fjords by meltwater from glaciers?
An annually deposited sedimentary layer is called a varve. Originally the word referred only to those annual layers of sediment deposited in a lake by glaciers, but now the more general use is accepted. Another term used in the literature is "annually laminated."
What term is used for glaciers picking up and carrying sediment?
erosion
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.
How do you spell fillterisation in chemistry?
The correct term is "filtration" (removing solids or sediment).
What is rough sort?
If this is a filing numeric term, it means that they have been sorted on all but the last two digits.
What is the general term of culture?
The general term of culture is culture.
What is it called when sediment depoosits over time?
deposition(at least that's the science term) ;)
What term is used for the triangular shaped deposit of sediment found at the mouth of a river?
delta
Which is not a sediment transporting agent from the following list - Stream water wind storm glacial ice and stratification?
Stratification as this is a term that describes the layering of rocks and so is not a term that is related to sediment transport (i.e. erosion) but is instead the result of deposition, compaction and cementation.
