sediment
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Instead, they recovered sediment that later helped scientists discover the ice sheet had been much smaller around 400,000 years ago.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
Within this sediment are high levels of nutrients from farm run-off to sewage spills, which has an impact on algal growth.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
These structures form when communities of microbes grow across sediment, leaving behind distinctive patterns.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
In addition, they are prevalent throughout the environment — in alpine snow, deep sea sediment and drinking water.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
“Messy. They are tangled as a jungle of vines, layered like the sediment in a canyon. We must weave through the vines, trace the sediment. We must translate and decipher.”
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
Vocabulary lists containing sediment
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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