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What happen in deposition?
When sediment from erosion and weathering of rocks falls or lands somewhere.
Sentence of sediment?
Sediment is the collection of particles like sand, silt, and clay that settle at the bottom of bodies of water or accumulate on land.
What process can slowly create landforms by piling up sand and small rocks?
erosion
What part does wind play in erosion?
Wind picks up sediment which causes erosion when it hits the rock.
What term is used for glaciers picking up and carrying sediment?
erosion
Can deltas and caves result when running water such as a river erodes sediments from an area?
I'm afraid you've misunderstood sediment, and you can't concatenate two such different structures as you have. Sediment is deposited fragments of material sized from silt up to cobbles or boulders, resulting from weathering and erosion of any rock. Deltas are estuarine deposits of sediment transported suspended in the river, from erosion up-stream. Caves, or most of them anyway, do not result from erosion of sediments, but from the erosion by chemical weathering (dissolution) of sedimentary rock - specifically limestone - and the material is carried away in solution not suspension.
When wind blows sediment against an obstacle what does the built-up sediment result?
Wouldn't you like to know ;)
The process that build up sediment over millions of years is?
Weathering, erosion, and deposition.
How is igneous rock changed into sedimentary rock?
The surface of igneous rock is broken down over time through erosion processes into smaller particles and eventually sediment, it can be through different erosion processes such as water erosion. Sedimentary rock is formed through layers and layers of sediment being deposited upon each other and the resulting pressure eventually compresses into sedimentary rock over millions of years.
What are 2 ways that sediments build up?
Sediment can build up because of the wind or water.
What agent of erosion is the slowest?
Glaciers are the slowest agent of erosion. Although they can also carry the most, up to and including boulders, glaciers also move very slowly, typically less than a foot a day. In that period of time, both water and wind could have carried a sediment for miles.
What are the 4 different types of erosion?
Water Erosion Water erosion occurs from the chemicals in the water, and the force of the flow of water in the river. There are many chemicals in the water of a river, and those chemicals can break down certain rocks, such as limestone or chalk. This eroded rock is carried down the river. Sometimes, a crack or crevice develops. When the force of the flowing river smashes into that crack, the rock can break away, and again be carried down the river. As you can see, erosion creates a load in the river. When rocks, pebbles or even boulders smack the riverbed, or side, this can cause further erosion. Also, if a boulder is stuck in an eddy, it can create a pothole in the riverbed. Rivers can wind around, but that's another topic. Wind Erosion Wind erosion, though it may be small where you live, can take quite a toll on areas of the world covered in desert. Wind erosion is simple... light objects, such as rocks and pebbles are carried by the wind and can hit landforms, eroding materials off them, that are carried off in the wind. Glacier Erosion Ice erosion, besides that of hail, comes mostly in the form of glacier erosion. Glaciers are giant bodies of ice that can pick up huge pieces of rock, some even as big as houses. A combination of the water, ice, and picked up sediment, create a powerful eroding machine. The more sediment that's picked up, the greater the force of erosion. The erosion can smooth out areas that were once rugged and rocky. Glaciers can carry almost anything, and like sandpaper, the sediment just keeps increasing. Glaciers are such a powerful force that they can carve valleys, deposit moraines, or lead to the creation of landforms such as delta's. Sea Erosion Erosion in the Sea also occurs. The salts and other chemicals can erode weak rocks on the coast, such as limestone and chalk. The eroded materials are carried up the shore by the means of a longshore drift Waves crashing against the shore can create air pressure inside cracked rocks, that can eventually break them. Furthermore, if rocks, pebbles or sediment is carried in the waves, they can smash up against the shore and erode it even more. Soil Erosion Soil erosion pays the biggest price to farmers. Flooding, wind etc. can carry the topsoil away from farmlands, and make the soil unfertile.
