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Where does the sediment end up?

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Sediment is generally deposited within basins.

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Where does sediment end up?

Sediment is generally deposited within basins.


How does the carbon end up as sediment on the bottom of the ocean floor?

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How do glaciers deposit sediment?

Its deposits sediment by picking the sediment up which is called plucking.(weathering)


Picking up sediment and moving it to another area is called?

Picking up sediment and moving it to another area is known as sediment transport.


A rivers current carries sediments into the ocean. Which sediment size will most likely be deposited in deeper water farthest from the shore?

The largest sediment will end up in deeper water.This image should help


Picking up sediment and moving it to another area is called what?

Picking up sediment and moving it to another area is known as sediment transport.


Sentence of sediment?

Sediment is the collection of particles like sand, silt, and clay that settle at the bottom of bodies of water or accumulate on land.


How does sediment pile up on the ocean floor?

deposition. This is because the sand is the sediment and the word deposition means transferring minerals from one place to another. This is how the sediment piles up.


Why is there sediment in your well water?

There is often sediment because it comes out of the ground and up a steel pipe. Fit a sediment filter at the pressure tank, it's very easy.There is often sediment because it comes out of the ground and up a steel pipe. Fit a sediment filter at the pressure tank, it's very easy.


What kinds of materials end up as sediment?

the tiny pieces of rock settle on the bottom of lakes,rivers and oceans


Cays are made up mostly of?

Cays are islands that are entirely made up of biogenic sediment. Biogenic sediment are the remains of animals and plants.


What happens when sediment builds up?

Sediment builds up over time and expands. Probably like a huge rock or a giant elephant.