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What is another name for a fan shaped deposit of sediment that form on dry land?
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∙ 16y ago
Depends on the environment and mode of deposition. I think that you're thinking of an alluvial fan.
Brandon Pagac
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∙ 14y agoA delta may also be a deposit of silt.
Other possible terms: alluvial cone, diluvium, alluvium, although the last two are what the delta or alluvial cone is made of, not the delta or cone, itself.
Alluvial fanA fan shaped deposit of gravel or sand.
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∙ 11y agoAlluvial fan
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∙ 16y agoAlluvial fan.
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∙ 13y agodelta
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When flood waters deposit sediment what land form is created?
levees are formed
Fan shaped deposits of sediment that form on dry land?
Alluvial Fan
Sandy beaches are formed by?
waves carrying sediment wash along a coast, slow down and deposit sand to form a beach.
What certain things that form sediment are considered an indicator species?
Protozoans form sediment and are considered an indicator species.
Another name for a coal deposit?
Vein and/or Peat (depending on reference, peat is the beginning form of coal).
How deltas form at the continental boundary?
A delta forms when the sediment from one area is brought to another area by a river after being eroded. The river will deposit the sediment at the mouth of the river, forming the delta.
When flood waters deposit sediment what land form is created?
levees are formed
Fan shaped deposits of sediment that form on dry land?
Alluvial Fan
As rivers flow into the ocean and deposit thick layers of sediment on the ocean floor what will the crust under the sediment do?
the crust will cool to form metamorphic rock
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 :)
What is one structure form through the deposition of sediment?
River deltas are formed by the deposit of river silt at the mouths of rivers.
Sandy beaches are formed by?
waves carrying sediment wash along a coast, slow down and deposit sand to form a beach.
How does loess deposit form?
Loess deposits is form when sediment that is finer than sand, such as particles of clay and silt, is deposited into layers far from its source.
Is a sediment a form of carbon?
yes a sediment is a form of carbon
What is a braiding stream?
A braided stream is a stream that has small channel capacity with respect to its sediment supply. Basically, there is not sufficient room within the stream valley to deposit all of the sediment and therefore, small islands of sediment form within the stream giving it a braided appearance. Braided streams generally occur at high gradients.
What is braided stream?
A braided stream is a stream that has small channel capacity with respect to its sediment supply. Basically, there is not sufficient room within the stream valley to deposit all of the sediment and therefore, small islands of sediment form within the stream giving it a braided appearance. Braided streams generally occur at high gradients.
What certain things that form sediment are considered an indicator species?
Protozoans form sediment and are considered an indicator species.
