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Silt is formed through the weathering and erosion of rocks and minerals, particularly from the breakdown of larger particles like sand and clay. This process occurs through natural forces such as wind, water, and ice, which grind down the parent material into finer particles. Silt particles are typically between 0.002 and 0.05 millimeters in diameter and can be transported by water or air to settle in various environments, such as riverbeds, floodplains, and lakes. Over time, silt can contribute to soil formation and fertility.
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What is a sentence with silt in it?
My alluvial island is formed primarily from silt. The barrier of silt is being washed away from the delta!
Is shale a mixture of clay and silt?
It is more accurate to say it is formed from clay and silt.
How is silt formed and what are the factors that contribute to its formation?
Silt is formed when fine particles of rock and mineral are carried by water and deposited in layers. Factors that contribute to silt formation include erosion of rocks, weathering, and the movement of water.
How does silt changes the river?
Over time the silt changes the shape of the river as it is formed into islands, sandbars, and river bends
Land formed at the mouth of a river by deopsited silt?
A delta.
What is the land formed at the mouth of a river deposited silt?
delta
Sedimentary rock is formed from?
Small particles of sand, silt, and clay
What type of sedimentary rock is formed from compressed clay and silt?
Shale
What is a triangular shaped formed by silt deposits at the mouth of a river?
a delta
How are deserts and peninsulas formed?
It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that flow downstream in the river and are deposited in the delta.
What is the name of low land formed by a silt or sand at the mouth of a river?
Delta
How are alluvia fans formed?
They are formed when water from rain or snow melt leaves mountain valleys and fans out the silt it carries with it.
