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A fan-shaped formation that develops when a stream deposits its sediment at the base of a steep slope is called?
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a delta
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What do sediment deposits on dry land form?
deltas
Are fan shaped deposits of sediment called floodplains?
ofcourse no
When does a glacier deposit the sediment it is carrying?
When a glacier melts it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land, creating various landforms.
What is created as a result of the moving of rock and sediments?
The ultimate creation of moving rock and sediment is a sediment deposit. Sediment deposits can eventually lithify into sedimentary rock.
What is rocks formed from sediment deposits?
Sedimentary rocks. Example, sandstone.
What is a landform that develops when a river deposits sediment as it flows into the ocean?
River Delta or just simply delta.
What causes formation of alluvial fan?
Alluvial fans are when a river slows and deposits sediment on a flatter plain. This would be caused by eroson.
What are the rock and soil deposits by streams called?
Sediment
What happens to sediment as it change to sedimentary rock?
Erosion deposits sediment.
How do glaciers deposit sediment?
Its deposits sediment by picking the sediment up which is called plucking.(weathering)
What rocks from sediment deposits?
one of them is sandstone.
What is it called when water deposits sediment?
deposition
When does a sediment deposit the sediment it is carrying?
When a glacier melts it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land, creating various landforms.
Why do sediment deposits tend to form?
The deposits can be cyclical as with rainfall, floods, tides, seasons.
Does an old or young river deposit more sediment?
an older river deposits more sediment.
What is the mixture of sediment a glacier deposits on the surface?
till
What do sediment deposits on dry land form?
deltas
