what is sediment ..?
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the continuous action of these agents on the rocks breaks them into a small rocks pieces that can carried by rivers they are the deposit on the river beds or sea beds these deposits are called sediments
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Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transportedby the action of wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particles. For example, sand and silt can be carried in suspension in river water and on reaching the sea be deposited by sedimentation and if buried this may eventually become sandstone
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SEDIMENT IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING MATERIAL THAT IS BROKENPROCESSES Of WEATHERING AND EROSION, AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTED BY THE ACTION OF WIND, WATER, OR ICE, And/OR By THE FORCE OF GRAVITY ACTING ON THE PARTICLES.
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SEDIMENT IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING MATERIAL THAT IS BROKENPROCESSES Of WEATHERING AND EROSION, AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTED BY THE ACTION OF WIND, WATER, OR ICE, And/OR By THE FORCE OF GRAVITY ACTING ON THE PARTICLES.
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