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The principal cause of erosion and transportation of sediment in a desert environment is?
Wind.
What processes can cause rock to breakapart into sediment?
Older layerscan become compacted
What causes a river to deposit sediment?
Most sediment washes or falls into a river as a result of mass movement and runoff. Other sediment erodes from the bottom or sides of the river. Wind can also drop sediment into the water. Hope I helped! -DorkyGeek77
What are some forces that causes erosion and carry sediment from one place to another?
Some forces that cause erosion and carry sediment from one place to another are wind and water.
How is oil and natural gas formed?
Oil and natural gas, also called fossil fuels, are formed by anaerobic decomposition of dead and buried organisms. Anaerobic decomposition is the decomposition of something while lacking oxygen, which is caused by it being buried in mud and sediment, which over time (millions of years) will cause favorable conditions for fossil fuels to form.
Which activity would cause more sediment to be deposited in a river that flows through a gently sloping valley----cultivating the valley or cultivating the hills that surround the valley?
none
Which activity would cause more sediment to be deposited in a river that flows through a gently sloping valley-cultivating the valley or cultivating the hills that surround the valley?
none
Are sediment depositions caused by earthquakes?
Earthquakes can trigger (submarine)landslides and debris flows which can act to cause the deposition of sediment, however they are far from the only cause of sediment deposition.
What does erosion cause but weathering does not?
sediment
Does erosion cause sediment for surface waters?
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What type of geologic feature is the central valley of California how didit form?
The mountains around the valley formed, creating the valley. The Central Valley formed as the mountains rose, the crust forming the Central Valley's floor was bent downward. Slowly, a thick layer of sediment built up the entire valley floor.
What agents if erosion cause loess?
Piles of sediment
What is the cause of rocks breaking down to form sediment?
Erosion
Why does gravity cause layers of sediment to be horizontal?
As more sediment is added, it is compressed and hardens into rock layers.
The principal cause of erosion and transportation of sediment in a desert environment is?
Wind.
What 2 processes that cause sediment to be lithified into solid sedimentary rock?
Lithification refers to the process of turning sediments into rock. The 2 processes that cause sediment to be lithified into solid sedimentary rock are compaction and cementation.
What processes can cause rock to breakapart into sediment?
Older layerscan become compacted
