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Which kind of sediment would probably be deposited farthest out in the lake?
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What do you call a material deposited on a filter?
I would call it a sediment.
How would you change sedimentary rock into sediment?
You would bring it to the surface where the exposed sedimentary rock would be subject to weathering and erosion and the debris from these processes will be sediment once deposited again.
When is sediment deposited in bodies of water?
We use the term deposition to describe the process by which sediment is laid down in a body of water. The sediment is said to have been deposited at the bottom of the body of water, and more may follow to build a layer of sediment.
What is the difference between old alluvium and new alluvium?
Alluvium refers to clay, silt, sand, gravel, or similar detrital material deposited by running water. New alluvium are these sediments that are being deposited right now and older alluvium refers to sediments that were deposited a short while before the new alluvium. For example, a 500 years ago some sediments were deposited in a stream bed and last year more sediments were deposited in that same stream bed. The 500 year old sediment would be older alluvium and the 1 year old sediment would be the younger alluvium.
Where would sediment in a river likely be found?
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.
What land feature would probably form if sand was deposited by wind?
a sand dune...
Which activity would cause more sediment to be deposited in a river that flows through a gently sloping valley-cultivating the valley or cultivating the hills that surround the valley?
none
Which activity would cause more sediment to be deposited in a river that flows through a gently sloping valley----cultivating the valley or cultivating the hills that surround the valley?
none
What uncertainties would be involved in estimating a fossils absolute age from the amount of sediment deposited above the fossil?
Most age dating assumes that the sediment is deposited uniformly, that nature works at a constant rate over time. This is obviously not true because we see sudden changes in nature every day, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, etc., all of which affect the estimates.
Why did the Nile river bring new silt to the farmers every year during the annual flood?
Because the torrent of water would carry sediment, as does any flood, and this would be deposited when the Nile overflowed its banks.
What environments would most likely NOT contain fossils. sediment deposited in a riverbed a thick deposit of dried mud layers of sand that accumulate over thousands of years in?
the answer is cooled magma
What materials would wind deposit farthest from the source of the material?
The lightest material and that which is most finely divided will be deposited by wind farthest from the source of the material. This is a simple problem in physics, and by just thinking it through, the investigator can see that small, light bits of material will be more effectively moved by the wind. These are the ones, whatever material they happen to be, that will be found farthest from the source.
