Transportation Flashcards
1
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What is transportation
A
The movement of the rivers load
2
Q
What is Traction
A
Large boulders are rolled along the river bed. (Most likely in times of flood)
3
Q
What is Saltation
A
This is when medium sized load are bounced along the river bed
4
Q
What is suspension
A
When fine particles are lifted and carried along in the flow of the water
5
Q
What is solution
A
When the river has dissolved the minerals in certain rocks and these are carried in solution in the river water; they cannot be seen
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