Hydrosphere: River Transportation Processes

Question 1

traction

Answer 1

when large rocks and boulders are rolled along the riverbed

Question 2

saltation

Answer 2

when stones too large to float but too small to roll, roll over each other in a leapfrog motion

Question 3

suspension

Answer 3

when small grains of silt or sand are carried along by the river

Question 4

solution (transportation)

Answer 4

when materials are dissolved and carried in the water

Question 5

deposition

Answer 5

when a river drops materials it is carrying as it no longer has enough energy