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when a river slows down what does it do to the sediment its carrying?
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∙ 11y ago
As a river flow slows, the sediment starts to settle out. The water at the river's edge often has the lowest flow or movement so there will be more sedimentation.
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∙ 11y ago
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Sediment that leaves heavy minerals in places where the river slows down called?
estuary
When a river deposits sediment and it slows down as it enters a large body of water?
delta
Is this true or false When a river slows down and deposits its sediment load smaller particles of sediment are deposited first?
true
When a river slows down and deposits its sediment load smaller particles of sediment are deposited first. True or False?
True
When a river slows down and deposits its sediment load smaller particles of sediment are deposed first true or false?
True
When a river slows down what types of sediment will be deposited first why?
The heaviest sediment will always be deposited first. Which sediment is the heaviest in that flowage can vary widely.
How does speed affect where or how sediments are deposited?
The greater the speed the less sediment deposited. A delta is where a river slows way down and sediment is deposited at the mouth of the river.
Why does a delta form where the river meets the ocean?
the water slows down, causing the sediment to sink
Why does delta often form where a river meets the ocean?
Because water slows down and sediment drops to the bottom
When a river slows down as it reaches the ocean sediments carried by the river are deposited.What kind of land form is created from the sediment?
It is called a delta
How does water erode a canyon?
water erodes a canyon by carrying sediment from the rock walls down the river
What a delta?
A delta is a triangular deposit of sediment at the end of a river or stream. It happens when the strong current of the river slows down and deposits the sediments it has been transporting.
