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Most river sediments are deposited?
They are deposited at the river mouth, before it finally empties its water into the ocean.
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 is the relationship between the distance from a river delta into the ocean and the size of sediments deposited on the ocean floor?
The further from the delta, the finer the sediments deposited.
When a river empties into an ocean where does the suspended soil get deposited?
Please answer! Im at school & needs this as soon as possilbe..
Sediments deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake form a(n)?
it is a delta
What are sediments deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake called?
it falls into the ocean and doesn't form anything
A large amount of sediments deposited at the mouth of a river form what?
A large amount of sediments deposited at the mouth of a river can form a delta. Deltas are landforms created by the accumulation of sediments carried by the river and deposited as the river's flow slows upon entering a body of water, such as a lake or ocean.
How are sediments deposited along the bottom of an ocean floor according to size?
Because they are cool like dat!! =) yeh homeboy!
Where are the youngest sediments on the ocean floor located?
The youngest sediments on the ocean floor are typically found at mid-ocean ridges, where tectonic plates are diverging. As magma rises to the surface and solidifies, it creates new oceanic crust, which is then covered by recently deposited sediments. These areas are characterized by active geological processes, leading to minimal accumulation of older sediments compared to other regions of the ocean floor.
Why are sediments deposited?
Sediments are deposited mainly due to the action of gravity, erosion, and transportation mechanisms such as water, wind, and glaciers. As these agents move sediment particles, they eventually settle in locations where the energy of the transporting agent decreases, like riverbeds, lake bottoms, or the ocean floor. Once the energy decreases sufficiently, the sediment particles are no longer kept in suspension and are deposited.
Where does a River erode sediment?
sediments are transported by ocean rift, streams, river currents, wind (air). they are deposited according to size. The largest sediments are deposited first. The sediments settle into the sand and are carried by the stream. Near the mouth of the stream where the water moves slowly the small sediments settle out. The larger sediments get carried by the river into the sea then the samller sediments. The sea water dissolved minerals and soak the sediments and cement together. This eventually forms sediments.
The mouth of what large river in Brazil empties into the Atlantic ocean?
the Amazon empties in the Atlantic ocean
