Erosion
The sediment that moves along the bed of a stream is called bedload. Bedload consists of larger particles such as sand, gravel, and boulders that are transported by rolling, sliding, or bouncing along the streambed.
The formation that moves sediment and erodes rock is called a river. Rivers play a key role in shaping landscapes by carrying and depositing sediment, as well as by physically wearing down rock through the process of erosion.
Sediment can be moved by various agents such as wind, water, ice, and gravity. Wind can transport sediment particles in the air, water can carry sediment along in rivers and oceans, ice can transport sediment in glaciers, and gravity can cause sediment to move downslope in the form of landslides or rockfalls.
Sediment in a river can move via traction, where particles are pushed or dragged along the riverbed by the flow of water. Saltation involves the bouncing or hopping of smaller sediment particles along the riverbed. Finally, suspension occurs when finer sediment particles are carried within the flowing water column.
Water erosion is a type of formation that moves sediment and erodes rock. This can occur through processes such as rivers carving out canyons, waves breaking down coastlines, or glaciers scraping across land.
Erosion moves sediment from one place to another
water moves a greater amount of sediment in a much faster way
Kinetic energy is involved when a river moves sediment or erodes its banks.
Gravity is the force that moves sediment in a mass movement downhill. The force of gravity acts on the weight of the sediment, causing it to slide, flow, or fall downslope.
the current
Erosion
erosion
As the sediment moves, its characteristics change as it is Physically broken down or chemicallyaltered
Gravity
The sediment that moves along the bed of a stream is called bedload. Bedload consists of larger particles such as sand, gravel, and boulders that are transported by rolling, sliding, or bouncing along the streambed.
wind /water and dit
The formation that moves sediment and erodes rock is called a river. Rivers play a key role in shaping landscapes by carrying and depositing sediment, as well as by physically wearing down rock through the process of erosion.