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The most common place for sediment to be deposited is in river deltas, where rivers meet larger bodies of water such as lakes or oceans. As the water slows down upon entering these larger bodies, it loses the energy needed to carry sediment, causing the particles to settle. Sediment can also accumulate in floodplains, lake beds, and ocean floors, contributing to various geological formations over time.
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Why is sediment deposited in coastal areas?
The sediment is washed into the sea by runoff from the land, especially by rivers and streams. Most of this sediment does not travel very far offshore before settling.
Which type of terrigenous sediment is most likely to be deposited in abyssal plains?
Seaweed, coral, and corps
Which rock was most likely formed from pebble sized sediment deposited in shallow water at an ocean shoreline?
Conglomerate rock is most likely formed from pebble-sized sediment deposited in shallow water at an ocean shoreline. The pebbles are typically rounded due to erosion in water, and they can become cemented together to form the conglomerate rock.
Where are most river sediments deposited?
Most river sediments are deposited at the mouth of the river, where it meets a body of water such as a lake or ocean. The sediment settles due to the decrease in water velocity as the river enters a larger body of water, causing it to drop the sediments it was carrying.
What uncertainties would be involved in estimating a fossils absolute age from the amount of sediment deposited above the fossil?
Most age dating assumes that the sediment is deposited uniformly, that nature works at a constant rate over time. This is obviously not true because we see sudden changes in nature every day, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, etc., all of which affect the estimates.
Are there any rivers that deposit and eroded sediments?
Most rivers have eroded and Deposited sediment.
Why is sediment deposited in coastal areas?
The sediment is washed into the sea by runoff from the land, especially by rivers and streams. Most of this sediment does not travel very far offshore before settling.
When looking at a profile of a river where do most of the smaller particles of sediment get deposited?
farther out into the body of water where the river empties
Which type of terrigenous sediment is most likely to be deposited in abyssal plains?
Seaweed, coral, and corps
Which rock was most likely formed from pebble-sized sediment deposited in shallow water at an ocean shoreline?
Conglomerate rock is most likely formed from pebble-sized sediment deposited in shallow water at an ocean shoreline. As the pebbles accumulate, they cement together to form the rock.
Which rock was most likely formed from pebble sized sediment deposited in shallow water at an ocean shoreline?
Conglomerate rock is most likely formed from pebble-sized sediment deposited in shallow water at an ocean shoreline. The pebbles are typically rounded due to erosion in water, and they can become cemented together to form the conglomerate rock.
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
What can sediment can be carried by?
Sediment can be carried by water, wind, ice, and gravity. Water is the most common medium for transporting sediment, with wind being the next most common. Ice can transport sediment when it freezes into glaciers or ice sheets, and gravity can cause sediment to move downhill in the form of landslides or rockfalls.
When is the most sediment deposited along the river?
After a heavy rain, or in the spring when the snow melts.
Where to meandering streams occur?
On the outer bank (at the tip of the meander)
What is the mass of clay silt sand and boulders that covers the US deposited by?
The mass of the sediment covering the US varies greatly depending on location, but it amounts to billions of tons in total. This sediment was primarily deposited by glaciers, rivers, and wind over millions of years, forming the diverse landscapes we see today.
Where are most river sediments deposited?
Most river sediments are deposited at the mouth of the river, where it meets a body of water such as a lake or ocean. The sediment settles due to the decrease in water velocity as the river enters a larger body of water, causing it to drop the sediments it was carrying.
