transportation

• What is transportation?

  Transportation is the movement of eroded material.
• Describe the process of traction.

  Large rocks and boulders roll along the river bed.
• Describe the process of saltation.

  Smaller rocks and boulders bounce along the river bed.
• Describe the process of suspension.

  Finer, lighter material is light enough to be carried in the water.
• Describe the process of solution.

  Minerals (e.g. rock salt) dissolve and are carried along by the water.