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Why do you find smooth rounded rocks at the sea shore and the rivers?
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∙ 7y ago
Sediment carried by the river acts as an abrasive against the rocks on the bottom of the river. Rocks are also continually bounced into each other, which also serves to gradually knock off rough edges, making them smoother and rounder.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoRivers are the great highways of eroded rock particles. They eventually grind rocks down by tumbling them and smashing them against other rocks and turning them into smaller and smaller particles that may eventually end up as ocean sediments. The initial source for the rocks may have been mountains or rocks broken off and transported by glacier movement.
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∙ 7y agoThe rock's stumble after they break apart causing them to be rubbing,grinding and banging against other rocks. That prosses is called Abrasion. When the rocks are falling down in landslides they tend to fall in rivers and moving waves. Wind can blow sand against the rock causing the rocks to smoothen out. That is why you find smooth rounded rocks at the sea shore and in rivers.
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∙ 14y agobecause the water run over the rocks makeing it smooth
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∙ 12y agothe constant flow of water. although it may take years for them to become completely round and smooth.
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∙ 6y agoWhat is the process that changes tha shape of rock
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fish nibble them
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Why are rocks always jagged?
Most rocks are very hard and brittle. When they break they shatter. Rocks that are found along the shore line of the ocean and rocks that are found in river bottoms are very smooth. The water, sand and dirt that constantly flows over them polishes them removing all rough edges.
Where is pumice location?
Pumice is usually found around the shore of beaches and rivers, due to the lightness in weight.
What rock makes up the continental crust?
The continental crust is made up of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. These rocks form the continents and the continental shelves, areas of seabed close to the shore.
What is a shore zone?
The steep-shore zone is where waves collide with cliffs and rocks. It's not where a flat beach is at and where everyone is taking the sun. It's kind of like water hitting a small cliff at the very bottom where they both meet. Then again, it's hitting something steep.
How does waves cause erosion?
Waves are energy carried by the water, and this energy pounds away at rocks on the shore, eventually wearing them down. Sediment is carried back into the water by the receding waves. As the waves come to shore again, the sediment acts like sandpaper, slowly wearing away at the shoreline.
When was Northern smooth shore crab created?
Northern smooth shore crab was created in 1966.
Does sand form when ocean animals crush rocks and push the remains to the shore?
No. Sand is mostly produced by rocks being ground down in rivers. Coral sand is made from the dead bodies of coral.
Why are rocks always jagged?
Most rocks are very hard and brittle. When they break they shatter. Rocks that are found along the shore line of the ocean and rocks that are found in river bottoms are very smooth. The water, sand and dirt that constantly flows over them polishes them removing all rough edges.
How does a wave eventually even out the shore line?
As it approaches the shore the energy moving through the water meets the shallows resistance. It collapses into the wave you see at the beach. This energy can smooth out the beach with the help of tidal variation. Make rocks into sand.
What is the rocky shore made of?
The rocky shore is made up of rocks and sand.
Are you shore?
No, you are not a shore. A shore is an abiotic feature of an environment that lies along a coastal region that consists of rocks, sands, and dirt.
What rivers and seas does Ukraine have?
Ukraine is on the shore of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
What is physical abrasion?
Water abrasion changes the physical conditions of rocks, cliffs and along shore lines.The reason why rocks are so smooth when you take them out of the water is because of water abrasion, the water is slowly taking sediments from the rocks while the water is passing through and makes smooth.
Where Heron live?
On the shore lines of rivers, lakes and streams.
Where does the Asian Shore crab hideouts?
On the shore, best on low tide, hiding out in between rocks and mussels
How does a river change?
Please rephrase - the question is unclear.
Why is the biomass of the rocky shore so incredibly large?
A rocky shore has no biomass as rocks arnt living Doofus
