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When a river flows directly into a shallow sea sediments may from a large triangular deposit what is it called?
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How does sediments deepen rivers?
They don't. Sediments can make a river more shallow.
Does the ocean floor change after a hurricane?
In shallow waters it can. Sediments can be redistributed and sand bars washed away.
Which of the three types of sedimentary rocks forms when water in a shallow sea evaporates?
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What do you call the structures that form when fine-grained sediments at the bottom of a shallow body of water are exposed to the air and dry out?
arenow
In which environment might you expect a deposit of rock salt or rock gypsum to have formed?
shallow sea
In which environment might you expect a deposit of rocks Salt or rock gypsum to have formed?
shallow sea
What are sedimentary structures and why are they so important?
sedimentary structures are important for the classification of sandstone. deep water sediments are deposited by turbidity currents and characterized by a set of sedimentary structures. shallow water sediments are deposited by traction currents and characterized by set of sedimentary structures.
What characteristic would best indicate that a rock was formed from sediments deposited in shallow water near shore rather than in deep water?
a large grain size
Why does the Appalachian mountains consist of a few thousand meters of shallow sediments?
Over time as the Earth was developing the dirt and rock that wa there settled and then mountain formed on top of it.
What is sand dredging?
Dredging is the excavation activity or operation usual carried out partly under water in shallow area of the seas and waterways for the purpose of gathering the bottom sediments and the disposal of it in different locations.
What has the author Robert J Weimer written?
Robert J. Weimer has written: 'Deltaic and shallow marine sandstones: sedimentation, tectonics and petroleum occurences' -- subject(s): Geology, Structural, Sedimentation and deposition, Structural Geology 'Deltaic and shallow marine sandstones' -- subject(s): Marine sediments, Sandstone, Stratigraphic Geology
How is petroleum formed?
scientists think that petroleum formed from the remains of plankton and other microscopic protists, plants, and animals living in shallow seas millions of years ago. The remains of these organisms settled on the ocean floor and were covered by sediments. Over millions of years, the pressure and heat produced by the sediments coverted the remains of these organisms into a syrupy liquid.
