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The majority of sediments from continents settle in the oceans, especially in areas close to the Coastlines where rivers deposit large amounts of sediment. These sediments can accumulate in continental shelves, deep sea trenches, and submarine canyons.
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What percent of the sediments eroded from the continents reach beyond coastal regions to the continental shelf and slope?
Approximately 15-20% of sediments eroded from the continents reach beyond coastal regions to the continental shelf and slope. The majority of eroded sediments tend to accumulate and deposit near the coast due to factors such as wave action and currents.
What are the top 3 continents with the most population?
The top 3 continents with the most population are Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Are continents countries?
No, continents are large landmasses that contain multiple countries within them. Countries are distinct political entities with defined borders and governments, whereas continents are physical geographic divisions of the Earth's surface.
What are the continents made of?
Continents are mainly composed of various types of rocks, minerals, and sediments. They consist of a crust layer made of solid rock called lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates. Beneath the crust is the mantle layer, which is semi-solid and flows over geologic timescales. The continents also contain landforms such as mountains, valleys, and plains shaped by tectonic activity and erosion.
What three continents have the most water per capita?
The three continents with the most water per capita are South America, North America, and Asia. These continents have a higher availability of freshwater resources compared to other regions.
Sediments derived primarily from the products of weathering on the continents are called?
terrigenous or continental sediments
Sediments derived primarily from the products of weathering on the continents are called .?
terrigenous or continental sediments
Where do sediments settle in layers?
Sediments settle in layers at the bottom of bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, and oceans. Over time, as more sediments accumulate, they become compacted and cemented together to form sedimentary rock.
What do we call materials that settle out of water?
These materials are sediments.
Sediment that originates from the continents is called?
Marine sediments are typically terrigenous in nature, which means they came from the land. Sediments that originate from the continents are called terrigenous.
Sediments made from microscopic shells that settle to the bottom when the organisms that produced them die are called?
Biogeneous sediments
What is Minerals and debris that settle at the bottom of a river are called?
sediments
What kind of sediments settle out during waste water treatment?
my face
A river's current carries sediments into the ocean. which sediment size will most likely be deposited in deeper water farthest from he shore?
In deeper water farthest from the shore, finer sediments such as clay and silt are most likely to be deposited. These smaller particles can be carried further by the river's current and are less affected by wave action compared to larger sediments like sand and gravel, which tend to settle closer to shore. As distance from the shore increases, the energy of the water decreases, allowing these finer sediments to settle more readily.
Where does a River erode sediment?
sediments are transported by ocean rift, streams, river currents, wind (air). they are deposited according to size. The largest sediments are deposited first. The sediments settle into the sand and are carried by the stream. Near the mouth of the stream where the water moves slowly the small sediments settle out. The larger sediments get carried by the river into the sea then the samller sediments. The sea water dissolved minerals and soak the sediments and cement together. This eventually forms sediments.
The law of horizontality predicts that what?
Sediments will settle in a horizontal layer. Sediments or sedimentary rock which appears otherwise has been moved by Earth forces.
What happens to materials in a river no longer has the energy to carry them?
They settle out as deposited sediments.
