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Moving water quickly sorts sediments according to their size and weight. A flowing river that experiences a raging flood may have an unsorted mess on its hands for a short while, but afterward, the sorting process will normalize. That said, you rarely see a river carried boulder in a delta, do you?
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What river deposits the greatest amount of sediments in the ocean?
The Amazon River, by far the greatest giver of river sediments.
Which is the best evidence that erosion has occurred?
Sediments found in a sandbar of a river
How does sediments deepen rivers?
They don't. Sediments can make a river more shallow.
When a river meets an ocean why do sediments drop out?
It will drop because there is no longer a current to carry the sediments.
What we called fine sand soil or mud which is carried alnog by river?
Sediment is dirt, rocks, and sand carried by a river.
What is formed from the deposition of sediments from a river flowing down the slope of a mountain?
a delta
why dose the author compare the mind to a river?
Because a river is always flowing with new water just like how a mind is always running and flowing with new thoughts and ideas
What river deposits the greatest amount of sediments in the ocean?
The Amazon River, by far the greatest giver of river sediments.
Is a river delta a suspention?
No, not really The river water flowing into the delta contains fine sediments held in suspension and the delta is the place where these settle out as muds which slowly de-water as more mud is piled on top.
What is the name of a triangle shaped island at the mouth of a river that is formed from river sediments.?
It is known as a river delta. The Nile Delta is one example where the main river splits into smaller rivers and fans out before flowing into the Mediterranean Sea.
How are sediments moved about?
Mostly By water from river.... than Air, Glaciers etc.
A river system is made up of a river and its?
sediments
What is Canada's longest northwest flowing river?
Canada's longest flowing river is Mackenzie River
Is a large mount of flowing water?
A large amount of flowing water could be Lake Washington. The water is always moving. Another large amount of flowing water is the Columbia River. Since it is so long it is always moving... I hope this helps!
What is fastest flowing river in Scotland?
The longest and fastest flowing river in Scotland is the River Spey!
When was Like the Flowing River created?
Like the Flowing River was created in 2006.
There is no east flowing river kerala?
yes.there is no east flowing river in kerala
