1000- 10 mmigravel Particles eroded 01 măm silt 100 Erosion velocity curve 10- Settling velocity cúrve 1 mmsand Particles Particles transported deposited 0.1+ .001 0.1 10 1000 mm .01 silt 100 pebbles, cobbles, boulders 1.0 clay sand gravel Lccording to this diagram, which grain size would be fastest to settle out of the water? Flow velocity (cm/s)

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1000-
10 mm gravel
Particles
.01 mim silt
eroded
100 -
...
Erosion velacity
curve
10-
Settling velocity curve
1 mmsand
Particles
transported
Particles
deposited
0.1+
.001
.01
0.1
1.0
10
100
1000 mm
clay
silt
sand
gravel
pebbles, cobbles, boulders
According to this diagram, which grain size
would be fastest to settle out of the water?
a) sand
b) silt
c) clay
d) gravel
Flow velocity (cm/s)
Transcribed Image Text:1000- 10 mm gravel Particles .01 mim silt eroded 100 - ... Erosion velacity curve 10- Settling velocity curve 1 mmsand Particles transported Particles deposited 0.1+ .001 .01 0.1 1.0 10 100 1000 mm clay silt sand gravel pebbles, cobbles, boulders According to this diagram, which grain size would be fastest to settle out of the water? a) sand b) silt c) clay d) gravel Flow velocity (cm/s)
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