Question
Describe three ways in which a river transport its load.
Answer
- Suspension: is where insoluble materials are carried in within the River water downstream.
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Traction: Is where the large piece of material like sand pebbles are dragged along the river bed as it is transported downstream.
- Saltation: Is where the river load especially light ones bounce over river bed/ materials are series of hopes and jumps / the materials are air borne at some stage and fall back to river bed.
- Solution : Is where soluble materials are carried downstream after dissolving in water.
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Traction: Is where the large piece of material like sand pebbles are dragged along the river bed as it is transported downstream.
- Saltation: Is where the river load especially light ones bounce over river bed/ materials are series of hopes and jumps / the materials are air borne at some stage and fall back to river bed.
- Solution : Is where soluble materials are carried downstream after dissolving in water.
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