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The heaviest sediments like sand, small pebbles, and other detritus drop out of the current first. Lighter sediments like like silt are carried farther out.

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Most river sediments are deposited?

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What is the relationship between the distance from a river delta into the ocean and the size of sediments deposited on the ocean floor?

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A large amount of sediments deposited at the mouth of a river form what?

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How are sediments deposited along the bottom of an ocean floor according to size?

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Where are the youngest sediments on the ocean floor located?

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Why are sediments deposited?

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