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What is the process of rock particles settling on the riverbed called?

The process is called deposition.


What is the settling of sediments at the bottom of a lake called?

Because the force of the flow / tide is no longer strong enough to carry it.


What is the settling out of sediments carried by water wind or ice to form sedimentary rocks?

It is called deposition.


The process that presses sediments together is called?

the process that presses sedimants together is called?


What is the tendency for currents of air or water to separate sediments according to size called?

The tendency for currents of air or water to separate sediments according to size is called sorting. This process occurs when particles are transported by the flow of air or water, with larger particles settling out first followed by smaller particles, leading to the sorting of sediments based on their size.


What is the process of pressing sediments called?

The process of pressing sediments together to form solid rock is called compaction. It occurs when layers of sediment accumulate on top of each other, with the weight of the overlying layers causing the sediments to be pressed tightly together.


What is the difference between sedimentation and decantation?

Sedimentation:- The process of settling down of heavier insoluble particles from mixture is called sedimentationDecantation:- the process of transferring the clear liquid without disturbing the sediments is called DecantationSupernatant :- the clear liquid above the sediments is called supernatant.so basically sedimentation lets the sediments settle down, and once they are settled, removing of the liquid (supernatant) above the settled sediments is called Decantation.Sedimentation is the deposition of the phase more dense or insoluble from a mixture.Decantation is a process of a mixture separation; the top layer of liquid is extracted.These two phenomenons are very related.


What is he process that sediments are GLUED together?

The process by which sediments are glued together to form sedimentary rocks is called lithification. It involves the compaction and cementation of sediments over time, due to the pressure of overlying layers and the precipitation of minerals in the pore spaces of the sediments, binding them together into a solid rock.


Tendency for air currents of air or water to separate sediments according to size is called?

The tendency for air currents of air or water to separate sediments according to size is called sorting. Sorting occurs when sediments are transported and deposited, with larger and heavier particles settling out first followed by smaller and lighter particles. This process helps to form distinct layers of sediment with particles of similar sizes.


Where do rivers and oceans meet?

That is called the river's mouth. A delta could form there from the sediments settling there do to the river slowing down or stopping.


What is the process in which the volume and porosity of a sediment is decreased by the weight of overlying sediments?

The process you are describing is called compaction. It occurs when the weight of overlying sediments compresses the lower sediments, reducing the volume and porosity of the sedimentary rock. This process is common in the formation of sedimentary rocks like sandstone and shale.


What is it called when sediments are forced together?

When sediments are forced together and become compacted and cemented, it forms a sedimentary rock through a process called lithification.