Erosion And Transport

Question 1

Transportation methods

Answer 1

The movement of material by suspension, solution, traction and saltation.

Question 2

Erosion

Answer 2

the wearing away of rock along the coastline.

Question 3

Hydraulic action

Answer 3

the sheer power of the waves as they smash against the cliff

Question 4

Deposition

Answer 4

When the sea loses energy, it drops the sand, rock particles and pebbles it has been carrying.

Question 5

Weathering

Answer 5

process which causes the breakdown of rocks and minerals by chemical, biological or physical agents

Question 6

Attrition

Answer 6

When rocks that the river is carrying knock against each other. They break apart to become smaller and more rounded.

Question 7

Solution

Answer 7

Solution - When the water dissolves certain types of rocks, eg limestone.

Question 8

Abrasion

Answer 8

when rocks and other materials carried by the sea are picked up by strong waves and thrown against the coastline causing more material to be broken off

Question 9

Saltation

Answer 9

the bouncing of sand grains as they are picked up, carried along, and dropped repeatedly by flowing water

Question 10

Suspension

Answer 10

• lighter sediment is suspended (carried) within the water, most commonly near the mouth of the river.

Question 11

Traction

Answer 11

rolling or dragging of large grains along the shore,