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Which transport medium carries the largest particles?
The largest particles are carried by the transport medium of glaciers, which can transport rocks, boulders, and sediment over long distances.
How does glaciers and rivers form new rocks?
Glaciers and rivers transport eroded rock material (sediment), that can form new sedimentary rock after deposition.
What wears away igneous rocks?
Entrained grit in glaciers and rivers.
How do glaciers and rivers make new rock types?
Glaciers and rivers can erode existing rocks to create sediment. Over time, this sediment can be compacted and cemented together to form new sedimentary rocks. In addition, heat and pressure from tectonic processes can metamorphose existing rocks into new rock types.
How glaciers and rivers affect rocks?
glaciers move them downhill and scratch the surface of the valley from a river 'v' to a glacial 'u' they also move lots of rocks. rivers move rocks downstream the higher upstream the more rough and sharp edged they are, downstream they are smoother and rounder due to erosion.
What are large rocks transported by?
Large rocks can be transported by natural processes such as glaciers, rivers, and ocean currents. These processes are capable of moving rocks of various sizes over long distances by erosion, deposition, and ice movement.
What is the process that carries sediments into rivers?
The process that carries sediments into rivers is called erosion. Erosion occurs when weathering and other factors break down rocks and soil, which are then transported by water, wind, or ice and deposited into rivers.
How does the water in rivers become salty?
On the waters route back to the sea, it collects minerals and salts from the earths rocks and carries them back to the sea via rivers and streams.
What are three forces that can carry sediment?
Wind, water, and gravity, ice (i.e Glaciers with rocks frozen in them.) -Wind- Picks up sediment and blows it to another place - Water, Carries sediment with... flowing water - Gravity- Making sediments fall down (I.e landslides) - Ice - Rocks with ice in them. (i.e Glaciers with rocks frozen in them.) Falls off when thawed.
A moving river of ice that carries rocks and wears away the land is called?
A glacier. Glaciers are large masses of ice that slowly move downhill, eroding the land and carrying debris like rocks with them.
How can glaciers erode rocks?
The glacier can carry rocks. The moving of the glacier.
When wind water and glaciers carry away rocks?
When wind, water, and glaciers carry away rocks, the process is known as erosion. Wind can dislodge and transport small particles, while flowing water, such as rivers and streams, can carry larger rocks and sediments over great distances. Glaciers, through their immense weight and movement, grind and transport rocks and debris as they advance and retreat. These natural forces shape landscapes and contribute to the formation of various geological features.
