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What is the moving of broken down rocks and sediments from one place to another called?
Erosion.
What causes moving water to drop sediments it is carrying?
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When sediments are squeezed together by the weight of sediments and rocks on top of them what is it called?
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What is it called when sediments are forced together?
It is called compaction.
What is the soil moving slowly downhill called?
Erosion. More specifically in soils this is likely to be creep or solifluction. These are types of mass wasting.
What is the moving of broken down rocks and sediments from one place to another called?
Erosion.
Sediments left behind by moving wind or water?
sediments left behind by moving water or wind
When do steams erode sediments?
Streams constantly erode sediments. Anytime the water is moving, sediments are being eroded
What would happen to large sediments if you were to continue moving?
if you were to continue moving the bottle for a long time what would happen to the large sediments?
What is a force is responsible for a rivers capability to move sediments?
The force that is responsible for moving sediments in a river is the current.
What carries more sediments a fast moving or a slow moving water?
Fast moving water.
The process of loosening and moving sediments is known as?
Erosion
What causes moving water to drop sediments it is carrying?
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What role has moving water played in Earth's surface?
By weathering rock and carrying it away to different places. That process is called erosion. Then it deposits the sediments and builds, which is called deposition.
What role has moving water played in shaping Earth?
By weathering rock and carrying it away to different places. That process is called erosion. Then it deposits the sediments and builds, which is called deposition.
What are the sediments called that are deposited directly by a glacier?
Sediments directly deposited by the glacier are called till.
What is the process of pressing sediments called?
The process of pressing sediments is called compaction. The process that results in the layers being stuck together is called cementation.
