3 Ways Streams Carry Sediments
Solution
Dissolved sediments
DISSOLVED:
Salts,
calcium,
Magnesium
Suspension
Tiny rocks,
clay,
silt,
fine sand
carried
ABOVE the
Bottom of the stream
Bed Load
(Saltation)
Sediments
Sand, pebbles, boulders
bounce and roll
on the
bottom of the stream
Water Current
Solution
Suspension
Bed Load
Jhaugh:File: X :Graphic Organizers Earth Science 2010/Erosion- 6 – 3 ways streams carry sediments/J. Hoffman Note/J. Haugh Visuals