Distribution Of Sediments
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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DISTRIBUTION OF SEDIMENTS:
WHAT SEDIMENTS LOOK LIKE
Sources of sediment: plate tectonics can cause sedimentation, so can erosion from weather, water, and biological processes like animals running around, or seashells from creatures getting dead.
Accumulation:
It varies by location due to water currents, geological processes and weather systems. Yay.
SEDIMENTS
BY PARTICLE SIZE
One way to classify sediments is by how well it is sorted. If they are all uniform in size within a particular sample, it is well sorted. If you have talcum powder mixed with sand and a boulder in the bunch, it's poorly sorted to unsorted.
GRAVEL, SAND, SILT AND CLAY
ALL REFER TO SEDIMENT SIZE AS WELL AS A GRAIN TYPE FOR SAND.
GRAIN SIZE EFFECTS DEPOSITION
BECAUSE IT TAKES MORE ENERGY TO MOVE BIGGER ROCKS.
SEDIMENT
BY SOURCE.
