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Sediment transport

earth science Maturity 9-11

Tiny bits of sand and mud move.

KelsoSand.JPG
KelsoSand.JPG
Wind can blow them.
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Wafrica amo 2007209 lrg.jpg
Water can carry them too. Moving water makes ripples.
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Laysan beach.jpg
Gravity pulls them down hills. This helps make new land. Can you find sand near you?

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Wafrica amo 2007209 lrg.jpg
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KelsoSand.JPG
File:Laysan beach.jpg
Laysan beach.jpg
File:Glacier.zermatt.arp.750pix.jpg
Glacier.zermatt.arp.750pix.jpg
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IsfjordenSediment.JPG
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Sediment1.png
File:Shields diagram.jpg
Shields diagram.jpg
File:Stokes sphere.svg
Stokes sphere.svg
File:Modeled Sediment Trajectories (1).png
Modeled Sediment Trajectories (1).png
File:Settling velocity.png
Settling velocity.png
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Hjulströms diagram en.PNG
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