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What three affect how fast a river flows and how much sediment it can erode?
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∙ 14y ago
A river's slope, volume of flow, and the shape of its streambed all affect how fast the river flows and how much sediment it can erode.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agowind and the amount of water in the river is a factor and it can erode 60 percent of sediment
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∙ 13y agothe three factors that affect how fast a river flows is the steep ,width and depth and how it is curved
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∙ 9y agoThe amount of rain fall feeding the river. The slope of the riverbed. The placement of weirs and dams, and the natural obstruction caused by boulders impeding the flow.
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∙ 15y agoGradient and volume.
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What factors affect a river's ability to erode and carry sediment?
The factors that affect a river's ability to erode and carry sediment would be its size, how deep it is, and how fast it is going. If it is going downhill that can also affect it.
Why would the volume of a river affect its ability to erode sediment?
How deep it is and how fast it is going downhill that can also affect it
When do streams erode sediment?
They erode sediments when it snakes back and forth across their valley. xxxJoanna
Is formed when sediment is deposited where a river flows into an ocean?
A "Delta".
What sediment deposited where a river flows into a ocean or lake?
A delta.
Which situation is MOST likely to cause a river to deposit all its sediment?
The river flows into a lake
How does water erode a canyon?
water erodes a canyon by carrying sediment from the rock walls down the river
Deltas are build up by?
sediment depposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
What is the cause of a river dropping sediment?
The water flows over a water fall
How a fossil forms in sediment?
When a river flows into a lake or ocean, the sediments that the river carries settle to the bottom. Layers of sediment may covor the dead organism.
What are three affect how fast a river flows?
the three factors that affect how fast a river flows is the steep ,width and depth and how it is curved
Sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean?
yes it is called a delta
