Marine Transportation

Question 1

What are the 4 marine transports?

Answer 1

traction,
saltation
suspension
solution

Question 2

What is traction?

Answer 2

large stones and rocks rolled across the sea floor by power of the water,high energy

Question 3

Saltation?

Answer 3

small stones bounce and leapfrog across the floor of the water. high energy.
particles may upthrust, when they land they dislodge other particles causing it to reoccur

Question 4

suspension?

Answer 4

very small particles (sand and silt) is carried and picked up via turbulent water

Question 5

solution?

Answer 5

dissolved water materials are transported in the mass of moving water.