Transportation processes Flashcards
1
Q
What is transportation?
A
The carrying of eroded materials by the sea
2
Q
Namethe forms of transportation
A
- long shore drift
- saltation
- traction
- suspension
- solution
3
Q
What is long shot drift?
A
Movement of sediment in a zig zag patterin along the beacch
4
Q
What is saltation?
A
Sediment bouncing
5
Q
What is traction?
A
Sediment rolling
6
Q
What is suspension?
A
sediment carried within the waves
7
Q
What is solution?
A
sediment dissolve in water
8
Q
What is sequential deposition?
A
- bigger sediment dropped first
