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What process occurs when a river's water slows down and sediments are dropped?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes, when a river, or any flow of water that enters the ocean slows down, and dumps out into the ocean, it deposits some sediments, it really just depends on how large is the flowing water source.
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Not only does the water slow down, it also spreads out into a fan shape, which is called the "delta", because it resembles the triangular shape of the Greek letter delta. It is this "slowing down and spreading out" that allows the river to start depositing its silt; when the water is moving fast, it keeps churning all that dirt downstream.
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∙ 10y ago
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What is the material that is dropped from streams rivers and lakes?
Sediments.
What is the process that carries sediments into rivers?
Erosion.
What is the main process that forms a beach?
Deposition. Rivers carry sediments from the land to the sea. If wave action is high, a delta will not form. Waves will spread the sediments along the coastline to create a beach.
How does sediments deepen rivers?
They don't. Sediments can make a river more shallow.
Since humans have been present the amount of sediments carried by rivers has?
Since human appeared, the amount of sediments carried by rivers has increased dramatically
Are there any rivers that deposit and eroded sediments?
Most rivers have eroded and Deposited sediment.
Do slow rivers carry more sediments?
yes
What is a force is responsible for a rivers capability to move sediments?
The force that is responsible for moving sediments in a river is the current.
How do sediments get into the water supply?
From rocks in rivers and lakes and when the rocks break up over time the sediments inside the rocks go into the rivers and lakes and overtime into the water supply.
What happens when sediments is deposited at a rivers mouth?
A delta is formed.
How can rivers change the landscape?
Rivers can change the landscape through erosion, transportation of sediments, and deposition. Over time, rivers can carve out valleys, create deltas, and form floodplains. Their continuous movement of water and sediments shapes the land around them.
What word means moving rivers pick up lighter sediment and carry it along?
Erosion is the movement of sediments by wind, water, ice, and gravity. Transportation of sediments by rivers and streams is referred to as fluvial erosion.
