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Sediment

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Forming Sedimentary Rocks

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Erosion and sedimentation: How rivers shape the landscape

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What is SEDIMENT? What does SEDIMENT mean? SEDIMENT meaning, definition & explanation

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River Sediment Processes

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Voyage - sentiment (official audio)

Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes 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. For example, sand and silt can be carried in suspension in river water and on reaching the sea bed deposited by sedimentation and if buried, may eventually become sandstone and siltstone.
    • Classification 

    • Sediment transport 

    • Shores and shallow seas 

    • Environmental issues