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7-8a Sed Environment
Sedimentary Environmnets
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
02/03/2010

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Alluvial Fan

Alluvial fan is a fan shaped deposit where fast flowing stream flattens, slows, and spreads.

Boulders are found at the mouth. There is a fast loss of energy as the river meets the valley bottom. Smaller particles are outside the fan.

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Fluvial Environment

Fluvial environment there are rivers. 

 Sediment found in the environment can vary. There are large and small particles. Sand and rocks are under the water.

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Lakes

 Situated in a topographic depression or dammed river channel.

Sediment found in this environment are both large and small. There may be coral at the bottom. Sand is also at the bottom.

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Deserts

In deserts there is very little to no precipitation. It is very dry and hot.

sediments found here is sand.

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Swamps

A wetland with large bodies of shallow water. It is covered with aquatic vegetation.

Sediment in this environment can be sand and rocks under the water.

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Deltas

   Landforms created at the mouth of a river where the river flows into another body of water.

The bottom of this environment contain smaller grains. At the top there are larger particles.

 

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Beaches

  Landform along a shoreline of body of water.

Sediments that are here are sand, rock, gravel, and pebbles.

 

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