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When a river empties into the ocean which sediments are deposited closest to the shore?
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The heaviest sediments like sand, small pebbles, and other detritus drop out of the current first. Lighter sediments like like silt are carried farther out.
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Most river sediments are deposited?
They are deposited at the river mouth, before it finally empties its water into the ocean.
Where are most river sediments deposited?
Most of it is trapped at the dam at Lake Nasser. After that it would be deposited when the flow of the river is too slow to carry it and ultimately what is left is deposited in the delta.
What is the relationship between the distance from a river delta into the ocean and the size of sediments deposited on the ocean floor?
The further from the delta, the finer the sediments deposited.
When a river empties into an ocean where does the suspended soil get deposited?
Please answer! Im at school & needs this as soon as possilbe..
Sediments deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake form a(n)?
it is a delta
What are sediments deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake called?
it falls into the ocean and doesn't form anything
How are sediments deposited along the bottom of an ocean floor according to size?
Because they are cool like dat!! =) yeh homeboy!
Where does a River erode sediment?
sediments are transported by ocean rift, streams, river currents, wind (air). they are deposited according to size. The largest sediments are deposited first. The sediments settle into the sand and are carried by the stream. Near the mouth of the stream where the water moves slowly the small sediments settle out. The larger sediments get carried by the river into the sea then the samller sediments. The sea water dissolved minerals and soak the sediments and cement together. This eventually forms sediments.
The mouth of what large river in Brazil empties into the Atlantic ocean?
the Amazon empties in the Atlantic ocean
What are ocean sediments?
Ocean sediments are deposits of materials(organic or in-organic) at the substractum of the ocean.
What are the three types of the ocean floor sediments?
The three types of ocean floor sediments are Terrigenous, Biogenous, and Hydrogenous sediments.
How does Delta form?
As a river flows it picks up sediment and carries it away. When the river reaches the ocean the sediments deposited, over time a delta forms.
