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When sediment stops at some point restarts an unconformity is created to by wind and water?
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What caused the ocean to remove sediment from land?
Water, the transporter of sediment, seeks the lowest possible point for deposition. Rivers and streams carry sediment downward through elevations until they are deposited in oceans.
When was Glacier Point Hotel created?
Glacier Point Hotel was created in 1918.
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
Are sand pebbles water and plaster mixed together an igneous metamorphic or sedimentary rock?
At this point they are none of the above. They are sediment. If lithified they will form sedimentary rock.
Why is erosion high on a cutbank?
Erosion can be higher at a cutbankbecause of an often increased volume of water and higher speed at a cutbank, especially if the curve is at a narrower point in the river. This produces greater friction right at that point, and can result in a higher level of sediment being carried away by the force of the moving water.
What is the main geologic feature for which Siccar Point in Scotland is famous?
The Devonian / Silurian unconformity mentioned by Hutton
What type of rock is Siccar Point?
Silurian greywackes below the unconformity, Devonian red conglomerates/breccias and sandstones above.
What caused the ocean to remove sediment from land?
Water, the transporter of sediment, seeks the lowest possible point for deposition. Rivers and streams carry sediment downward through elevations until they are deposited in oceans.
When alluvium accumulates as a long curving deposit of sediment on the inside of a stream meander it is called?
Point Bar
When was Point Counter Point created?
Point Counter Point was created in 1928.
How do you unlock that door in mossdeep city on sapphire?
The point is that you are never supposed to enter it - A flaw by the designers left it there - You can cheat to get in but you only find yourself standing there . If you talk the game restarts
When was No Point created?
No Point was created in 1990.
When was At the Point created?
At the Point was created in 1999.
Is Siccar Point an igneous sedimentary or metamorphic rock?
Sedimentary rocks (most famously those forming Hutton's unconformity formed by steeply dipping tectonically disturbed Silurian greywackes overlain by Devonian sandstones).
When was What Can Be Done at This Point created?
What Can Be Done at This Point was created in 2007.
When was Encounter Point created?
Encounter Point was created in 2006.
When was Le Point created?
Le Point was created in 1972.
