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When a river deposits sediment and it slows down as it enters a large body of water?
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When a stream deposits sediment what can happen to the land?
River sediments are deposited where gravity and friction acting on the sediments overcomes the force of the moving water. Often, this is on the inner bend of a meandering river, where water speed is the slowest, or at the mouth of the river where it enters a larger body of water.
What is deposition of sediment outside the banks of a river?
Sediment
Moving water in a river can pick up sediment and carry it along in a what kind of load?
bed load, a large load
2 examples of deposition?
Here are a few examples for you to choose from:Moraine: hummocks of moraine are deposited at the snout of a glacierRiver beach: load carried by the river is deposited on the inside of a meanderDune: a wind blows sediment, which is then deposited and accumulated in a duneBeach: an ocean deposits sediment from the cliff behind or else from nearby boulders etc. in a collection of sediment, similar to the river beachDelta: the feature found at the mouth of a river formed by the final deposition of the river's loadAlso note:Drumlin: A feature formed by the reshaping of deposited materialLamination: The building up of layers of sediment to form laminae which are seen in a sedimentary rock, often sandstone.
What is the total quantity of sediment carried by a river called?
sediment load
Does an old or young river deposit more sediment?
an older river deposits more sediment.
Definition of a river delta?
A river delta is a landform created by the deposits of sediment at the mouths of a river.
What are the main ways sediment enters a river?
On flood planes the water erodes away the banks of the river. The Eroded dirt and sediment fall into the river.
What is an area of land roughly triangular in shape which form a river enters a lake or the sea?
The roughly triangular area formed where a river enters the sea or other body of standing water is called a delta. They are created when the river water deposits its sediment as the water spreads out at the mouth of the river.delta
When weathered material is dropped as sediment when a river enters a lake?
sandbars
The main ways sediment enters a river are mass movement and?
Runoff
What is the build-up of sand and mud deposits at the mouth of a river called?
sediment
What is a build up of sediment deposits along the channel of a river that keeps a river inside its banks?
Levee
Is this true or false When a river slows down and deposits its sediment load smaller particles of sediment are deposited first?
true
When a river slows down and deposits its sediment load smaller particles of sediment are deposited first. True or False?
True
When a river slows down and deposits its sediment load smaller particles of sediment are deposed first true or false?
True
Why do sediments deposits tends to form layers?
Example: The Wind Stops Blowing Or A River Enters A Quiet Lake Or The Ocean. In Each Case The Particles Being Carried Will Settle out, Forming Layers Of Sediment.
