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Why does the greatest erosion and transportation of sediment by a stream occur during a flood?
As flood waters rise, the slope of the stream as it flows to it's base level increases
What is the fine sediment left behind when a flood recedes?
Silt
When was A Flood in Baath Country created?
A Flood in Baath Country was created in 2003.
How can erosion sort sediment?
well, as it is being transported it can be sorted by its size and sediment is often well sorted when it is moved a lot by wind or waves. poorly sorted sediment often results from rapid transportation perhaps by a storm, flash flood, or a volcanic eruption. Sediment left at the edges of glaciers is also poorly sorted.
Why can flood waters destroy crops and houses?
it can destroy houses and crops. Because the water erodes the ground
Why does the greatest erosion and transportation of sediment by a stream occur during a flood?
As flood waters rise, the slope of the stream as it flows to it's base level increases
What is kettle lakes?
A kettle lake is a shallow, sediment-filled body of water formed by retreating glaciers or draining flood-waters.
Where do rivers deposit their loads of sediment?
Whenever the river slows down it starts to drop sediment. This usually happens when it meets the sea, unless it meanders slowly across a flood plain in its way.
What are two landforms created from deposit by rivers?
vshaped valley and flood plain
What are the effects of floods with the oceans?
Floods on land have no effect on the oceans - APART from the increased sediment load which will take time to settle out after the flood waters enter the sea.
Where was most of Egypt's fertile land?
Egypt's futile land was along the banks of the river Nile, where the yearly flood waters deposited sediment which fertilised the ground
Can Thames flood?
The Thames can flood, but the waters are contained by the Flood Barrier at Woolwich
What are the release dates for Flood Waters - 1948?
Flood Waters - 1948 was released on: USA: 1 June 1948
What is the fine sediment left behind when the flood recedes?
Silt
During the rock cycle rocks get broken apart by weathering carried along by erosion and eventually deposited in a body of water What happens next?
It depends on where the sediment is deposited. Not all sediment is deposited in a body of water. If the transport mechanism is a stream then the sediment can be deposited on the flood plain of the river or in a lake. If the sediment is deposited on the flood plain it will do two things. 1) The sediment of the flood plain will eventually lithify and 2) The river will continue to down cut and after X number of years the flood plain will no longer be subject to the flood waters of the river. At this point it is classified as a terrace (a flood plain of the past that is no longer inundated by flood water). The cycle basically starts over at this point with weathering and erosion processes breaking down and transporting the terrace sediment back into the river. If the sediment is transported to a lake, a delta will form. As the sediment is deposited in the lake the main channel of the river will extend out into the lake, this lowers the gradient of the main channel which slows the flow of water through the channel and allows for the deposition of sediment in the channel. When the main channel fills with sediment and no longer has the ability to channel all of the water from the river, dis-tributary channels will form these dis- tributary channels migrate across the delta transporting sediment as they go. Lithification takes place in the lower layers of the delta but this lithified sediment is only subjected to erosion during very high flows that are capable of transporting the sediment that covers the lithified layers.Basically, no matter where the sediment is deposited, it is subject to the processes which weathered and transported it to its current location.Wow really? these guys are just looking for a basic answer not an essay
What is the fine sediment left behind when a flood recedes?
Silt
How old was noah when flood came?
Noah was 600 years old when the flood waters came.
