Sediments and Transportation Exercise

Sediments and Transportation

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Sediments and Transportation

Explore how rock fragments become sediments and move across Earth's surface.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What are sediments?

  2. MultiChoice

    Which sequence lists sediments from largest particle size to smallest?

  3. MultiChoice

    Which natural agent can carry the largest sediment particles?

  4. MultiChoice

    What happens to sediment grains as they travel far downstream in rivers?

  5. MultiChoice

    What is sediment sorting?

  6. MultiChoice

    Where are tiny clay particles most likely to settle and deposit?

  7. MultiChoice

    What is a river delta?

  8. MultiChoice

    What size of sediment forms sandstone rock?

  9. MultiChoice

    Why do mountain streams near rock sources carry jagged sediments?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which main force pulls sediments down hillsides during landslides?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which sediment layer is typically the oldest in an undisturbed sequence?

  12. MultiChoice

    What is sediment transportation?