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Highly fertile silt. The structure of the soil particles is like sand.
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When a river slows down as it reaches the ocean sediments carried by the river are deposited.What kind of land form is created from the sediment?
It is called a delta
Which kind of sediment would probably be deposited farthest out in the lake?
clay
Why does a river form a delta?
A river delta is formed from the deposition of sediments carried by a river as the river enters an ocean, sea, lake, or another river. This is because the flow velocity decreases significantly and the fluid loses the ability to transport sediment.
What are two kinds of landform created by deposits of sediment?
The two kind of land forms created by deposit of sediment are: alluvial fan and delta.
What kind of soil is in a river delta?
dark, rich and soft
What kind of rocks form in a river delta?
sedimentary rocks
What kind of mouth does the Volga River have?
A Delta about 160 kms wide including about 500 channels.
Moving water in a river can pick up sediment and carry it along in a what kind of load?
bed load, a large load
What kind of delta is the Nile delta?
A wave-dominated delta.
What are three ways strata differ from one another?
The differ based on the kind of sediment that they are composed of, the color of their sediment, and the size of their sediment.
How is the Nile River Delta similar to the Nile River Valley?
They are both fertile, almost oasis like places. the Nile River Delta is a fertile and luscious place. The Nile River Valley is about the same, except a delta isn't the same thing as a valley.
Manganese nodule is what kind of sediment?
Are Hydrogenous sediments
