What term denotes the movement of material by rivers and the sea?

What term denotes the movement of material by rivers and the sea?

• A. Throughflow
• B. Tombolo
• C. Transport
• D. Subsistence

Answer: (C)

Movement of material by rivers and the sea is called transport. This term covers how sediment is carried by water—from a river carrying bed load that rolls or slides along the bed, to suspended particles carried within the flow, and in coastal areas by waves and currents that move sand and pebbles along the shore. Transport is the general process of moving sediment from source to place of deposition, which fits both fluvial and coastal settings. Throughflow refers to water moving through soil, not along channels or coastlines. Tombolo is a landform created by deposition that connects an island to the mainland, not the act of moving sediment. Subsistence is unrelated to sediment movement in geomorphology.

Movement of material by rivers and the sea is called transport. This term covers how sediment is carried by water—from a river carrying bed load that rolls or slides along the bed, to suspended particles carried within the flow, and in coastal areas by waves and currents that move sand and pebbles along the shore. Transport is the general process of moving sediment from source to place of deposition, which fits both fluvial and coastal settings. Throughflow refers to water moving through soil, not along channels or coastlines. Tombolo is a landform created by deposition that connects an island to the mainland, not the act of moving sediment. Subsistence is unrelated to sediment movement in geomorphology.