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What happens when silt-laden water mixes with the salt water of the sea?
What happens when silt-laden water mixes with the salt water of the sea?
There is a rapid precipitation of the suspended matter.
How does the color of the water change when traveling down a great river to the deep sea?
How does the color of the water change when traveling down a great river to the deep sea?
The color changes successively from muddy red or brown silt through varying shades of yellow and green finally to the deep sea.
What evidence suggests that great tracts of land have been formed by silt deposition?
What evidence suggests that great tracts of land have been formed by silt deposition?
An examination of the soil on alluvial areas.
Why is land formed by silt deposition usually very fertile?
Why is land formed by silt deposition usually very fertile?
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What role has the flow of water played in the geological processes of soil formation?
What role has the flow of water played in the geological processes of soil formation?
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