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What forms where a river meets the sea or ocean?
delta
What forms where a river's mouth meets the sea or ocean?
delta
What forms where rivers mouth meets the sea or ocean?
delta
Why does a delta often forms where a river meets a ocean?
Because the river water is no longer flowing downhill, the water slows down.
Which surface feature forms from the deposition of sand and silt particles?
A delta forms at the point where a river meets the ocean. As river water flows into the ocean, the water slows and sand and silt particles are deposited. This forms the fan-shaped landmass under the water known as a delta.
What term best describes the location of a delta?
Flood plain, ie lowwer course or river mouth.
What forms when rivers flow into an ocean?
a delta
Sediments form a where the river meets the ocean?
The sediments are called silt or alluvium. The land formed from these sedimants where the river meets the ocean is a delta.
A forms where rivers empty into a lake or ocean?
delta
Is a river delta a compound?
No, a river delta is not a compound; it is a geographic landform. A delta forms at the mouth of a river where it meets a body of water, such as an ocean or lake, and is created by the deposition of sediment carried by the river as the flow velocity decreases. This accumulation of sediment can lead to the formation of various channels and islands within the delta.
Which ecosystems is found where the fresh water of the river meets the salt water of the ocean?
Delta
What deposit forms at the mouth of a river where it dumps into the ocean?
delta
