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Rock sediments are deposited at the bottom of a body of water, such as a river or lake. When the flow of water changes direction, the sediment has different momentum, so it does not change direction as fast, and it will collide with the river bank and then settle. Another way is when a river widens or enters a lake, the flow rate decreases, so the particles fall to the bottom. This can also be seen at a delta region when a river meets a gulf or ocean. The Mississippi Delta region in Louisiana the Gulf of Mexico is a good example of this.
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Rock and soil deposited by streams are called?
Sediments.
In rock layers what is usually found at the bottom?
Normally, the oldest rocks are found at the bottom of the layers, being the first of the sediments that were deposited.
What type of rock can be the source of deposited sediments?
Igneous,metamorphic and sedimentary
What kind of rock is formed from sediments deposited in bodies of water?
Landforms shaped or deposited by wind forces are described as aeolian.
Deposited rock particles and other materials that settle in a liquid are called?
Sediments.
How do sediments become sedimentary rocks?
When sedimentary rock is weathered in nature by chemical or mechanical means, the particles that are produced can be eroded and deposited, becoming sediments.
Rock and soil deposited by streams are called?
Sediments.
How do rocks become sedimentary?
When sedimentary rock is weathered in nature by chemical or mechanical means, the particles that are produced can be eroded and deposited, becoming sediments.
Which layer of rock formed from sediments deposited on land?
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How is sedimentary sandwich similar to sedimentary rock?
The "sandwich" structure is due to the rock being from sediments deposited in sequential periods of activity and nature. Each single "slice" of solid rock is a "bed", and sequences of these build up "members" of "formations".
In rock layers what is usually found at the bottom?
Normally, the oldest rocks are found at the bottom of the layers, being the first of the sediments that were deposited.
What type of rock can be the source of deposited sediments?
Igneous,metamorphic and sedimentary
What kind of rock is formed from sediments deposited in bodies of water?
Landforms shaped or deposited by wind forces are described as aeolian.
Deposited rock particles and other materials that settle in a liquid are called?
Sediments.
What type of rock forms when sediments are deposited and pressed together?
Sedimentary Rocks.
What kind of rocks is formed from sediments deposited in bodies of water?
Sedimentary rock
What kind of sedimentary rocks are formed when sediments are deposited in layers at the bottoms of lakes or oceans?
The rock formed would usually be classified as clastic sedimentary rock, like shale.
