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Why does most of the sediment deposit in the mouth of the river?
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∙ 12y ago
Rivers are generally much wider at their mouths and this means the water speed is much less than further upstream. The result is that sediment is maintained in suspension less and therefore settles out.
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Which situation is MOST likely to cause a river to deposit all its sediment?
The river flows into a lake
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
Are there any rivers that deposit and eroded sediments?
Most rivers have eroded and Deposited sediment.
How does a river collect sediments?
Most sediment washes or falls into the river as a result of mass movement and runoff. Other sediment erodes from the bottom or sides of the river
What causes most sediment to wash or runoff into a river?
Rain.
Most places where rivers meet with seas or ocean have a sediment deposit area that resembles which shape?
triangle
How and where a delta is form?
A delta is when a stream or river reaches a large body of water, such as a lake or ocean or stream, it slows down. Most of the sediment drops out, forming a triangular- shaped deposit called delta.- 6th- grade :)
Why is lithogenous sediment the most common neritic deposit?
because biogenous ooze is the mmst common pelagic deposits
What is the place where a river ends or empties into a larger body of water?
The mouth of the river is where it flows into a larger body of water such as a lake, ocean, sea. However, deltas usually form at the mouths of rivers from sediment being deposited over time. Don't get these two things confused. +++ The lowest, tidal reach of a river as it reaches the sea is called its 'estuary'.
Which river has the most water flowing at its mouth?
The Amazon River.
When looking at a profile of a river where do most of the smaller particles of sediment get deposited?
farther out into the body of water where the river empties
What was the most important thing Samuel De Champlain's voyage?
His most important voage was to the mouth of the Sustancin river. He voyaged to the mouth of the river .
