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Stones and sand carried by wind, water, or glaciers are referred to as sediment. This material can be transported in various forms, such as suspended particles in water, grains moved by wind, or larger rocks shifted by glacial movement. Over time, sediments can accumulate and contribute to the formation of sedimentary rock or change landscapes through erosion and deposition processes.

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How can glaciers cause disposition?

When glaciers move as they grow, they grind the ground and rock underneath them. These pieces are pushed forward while they grow. When they final begin to melt, the water that is in the glaciers flows out from underneath them. This often carried sand and small bits of gravel. As they melted further and faster, larger gravel and stones wash out. Finally very large rocks and boulders are left behind. All of these are called deposition.


What do you find in ice glaciers?

Frozen water, dirt, dust, and large drop stones.


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Eroded materials carried by wind or water are called sediment.


What is term given to soil that settles in water?

The term for soil that settles in water is sediment. Sediment is the material that is carried and deposited by water, wind, or glaciers.


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Glaciers are made of ice, which is less dense than water. Therefore, fragments of glaciers that break off into water, called icebergs, will float.


Large masses if water in frozen form are called?

Glaciers


The dirt or topsoil carried by running water is called slope?

The dirt or topsoil carried by running water is called sediment.


What are smooth round stones found near water called?

River stones, river rock, or skipping stones


What forces shaped the land of the western hemisphere?

The glaciers and the erosion. It is glaciers and erosion because as glaciers move, they smoothed the rough surfaces, carved deep valleys, and piled up rocks and dirt. In some places, glaciers left behind rich oil. Erosion is the process by which water and wind wear away land. Flowing water can even carve a path through stones over a long period. Overtime, the soil carried by rivers can fill valleys and create plains. Wind causes erosion as it blows bits of stone and earth from the surface of landforms. The combined of wind and water have carved natural bridges, steep cliffs, and deep valleys.


Stones,dust and grease present in water are called?

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What are pros and cons of glaciers?

Pros:· Glaciers provide drinking water· Glacier water provides plants water· Glaciers help generate hydroelectric powerCons:· Glaciers cause flooding· Glaciers cause avalanches


What are the pros and cons of glaciers?

Pros:· Glaciers provide drinking water· Glacier water provides plants water· Glaciers help generate hydroelectric powerCons:· Glaciers cause flooding· Glaciers cause avalanches