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Fine sediments like silt and clay tend to stay suspended in moving water because the turbulence keeps them from settling. Coarser sediments like sand and gravel require calmer conditions to settle out of the water column.

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Light materials such as sand, silt, and clay sediments tend to stay suspended in water and can float for a short period. Organic matter like plant debris and some types of algae can also float in water depending on their density and decomposition level. Oil and grease are other examples of sediments that can form a layer and float on the surface of water.


What carries more sediments a fast moving or a slow moving water?

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How do sediments reach ocean bottom?

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What causes moving water to drop sediments it is carrying?

Moving water drops sediments it is carrying when its velocity slows down. This can happen when the water enters a wider channel, encounters obstacles like rocks or vegetation, or when the gradient of the river decreases, allowing sediments to settle out of suspension.


What happens to the sediments when the wind stops blowing or water stops moving?

deposition


How do moving sediments affects the channel of a stream?

The sediments build up on the floor of the stream, ocean, river, or lake and causes the water to lower.


When do steams deposit sediments?

When gravity and friction overcome the ability of the moving water to move them.


What is an example of floating?

If you lay on your back in water without moving, you will float.


What does the moving water have in it?

Marine life and oxygen for those organisms to survive ! And sediments, which are none living !


What is the difference between longshore drift and longshore current?

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What would happen to large sediments if you were to continue moving?

if you were to continue moving the bottle for a long time what would happen to the large sediments?