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What is the primary source of sediment movement according to the text?
What is the primary source of sediment movement according to the text?
Where does sediment often get deposited according to the text?
Where does sediment often get deposited according to the text?
What are the primary components of sediment according to the text?
What are the primary components of sediment according to the text?
What is the term used to refer to sedimentary particles that range from 1/16 to 2 mm in diameter?
What is the term used to refer to sedimentary particles that range from 1/16 to 2 mm in diameter?
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What process yields the formation of sediment by breaking rocks and minerals into smaller fragments near the earth's surface?
What process yields the formation of sediment by breaking rocks and minerals into smaller fragments near the earth's surface?
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Which sediment type forms when ion-rich water evaporates, leaving behind dissolved ions known as evaporites?
Which sediment type forms when ion-rich water evaporates, leaving behind dissolved ions known as evaporites?
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What process occurs when sediment particles settle on the ground, pile on top of other sediment layers, and eventually harden into a sedimentary rock?
What process occurs when sediment particles settle on the ground, pile on top of other sediment layers, and eventually harden into a sedimentary rock?
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What type of sedimentation occurs when sediment particles are close enough to each other that inter-particle forces prevent one sediment particle from falling faster than another, causing all sediment particles to fall to the ground at the same rate?
What type of sedimentation occurs when sediment particles are close enough to each other that inter-particle forces prevent one sediment particle from falling faster than another, causing all sediment particles to fall to the ground at the same rate?
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Which event can mechanically contribute to the chipping away of rocks and minerals during physical weathering?
Which event can mechanically contribute to the chipping away of rocks and minerals during physical weathering?
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What is the main factor that determines the type of settling process?
What is the main factor that determines the type of settling process?
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In which process does sediment concentration reach its highest level?
In which process does sediment concentration reach its highest level?
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What forms when the Mississippi River slows down and sediment particles start falling to the ground?
What forms when the Mississippi River slows down and sediment particles start falling to the ground?
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What happens to sediment as a glacier melts, leading to the formation of glacial moraines?
What happens to sediment as a glacier melts, leading to the formation of glacial moraines?
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What is a key step in the purification process at water treatment plants?
What is a key step in the purification process at water treatment plants?
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What role does a coagulant play in water treatment at plants?
What role does a coagulant play in water treatment at plants?
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