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Sediment is a
naturally occurring material that is
broken down by
processes of
weathering and erosion, and is
subsequently transported by the
action of...
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sediments,
either in
unconsolidated deposits or in
sedimentary rocks. The
degree of
sorting is
determined by the
range of
grain sizes in a
sediment deposit...
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Pelagic sediment or
pelagite is a fine-grained
sediment that ac****ulates as the
result of the
settling of
particles to the
floor of the open ocean, far...
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Sediment transport is the
movement of
solid particles (
sediment),
typically due to a
combination of
gravity acting on the
sediment, and the
movement of...
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settle in place. The
particles that form a
sedimentary rock are
called sediment, and may be
composed of
geological detritus (minerals) or
biological detritus...
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sediment basin is a
temporary pond
built on a
construction site to
capture eroded or
disturbed soil that is
washed off
during rain storms, and protect...
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Marine sediment, or
ocean sediment, or
seafloor sediment, are
deposits of
insoluble particles that have ac****ulated on the seafloor.
These particles either...
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Sediment is the
solid material that
settles to the
bottom of any wine container, such as a bottle, vat, tank, cask, or barrel.
Sediment is a
highly heterogeneous...
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sediment as
protection and may also have fed upon
detritus or the mat of
microbes which tended to grow on the
surface of the
sediment. Today,...
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delta is a
landform shaped like a triangle,
created by the
deposition of
sediment that is
carried by a
river and
enters slower-moving or
stagnant water....
