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Sediment is solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location.Sediment can consist of rocks and minerals, as well as the remains of plants and animals. It can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a boulder. Sediment moves from one place to another through the process of erosion.
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What type of rock would fossils most likely likely be found in?
Sediment
How would a fast-flowing river be most likely to move sand-sized particles of sediment?
The particles would stay on the side of the bank and be known as a runoff.
How would a fast flowing river most likely to move sand sized particles of sediment?
The particles would stay on the side of the bank and be known as a runoff.
Which type of rock would likely be found at the bottom of a river bed?
sedimentary
What causes a river to deposit sediment?
Most sediment washes or falls into a river as a result of mass movement and runoff. Other sediment erodes from the bottom or sides of the river. Wind can also drop sediment into the water. Hope I helped! -DorkyGeek77
Why would one river have more sediment than another river?
There are a vast number of reasons why one river could have more sediment than another. The type of watershed. Urbanization stream channeling Dams Heavy rains That is a short list of things that can impact the sediment load of a river.
Where would you most likely find fish that feed on sediment?
deep
Were would sediment likely be eroded to help form an oxbow?
at B
How would a variety of forams found in different layers of sediment help a geologist find oil?
There presence indicates organic material which is likely to have been changed in to oil.
What factors affect a river's ability to erode and carry sediment?
The factors that affect a river's ability to erode and carry sediment would be its size, how deep it is, and how fast it is going. If it is going downhill that can also affect it.
What would mud and river water look like after it was decanted and filtered?
it would look slightly brown but not so dark and it would not have a sediment
Why would the volume of a river affect its ability to erode sediment?
How deep it is and how fast it is going downhill that can also affect it
