Bed load
Bed load is like when you go to the beach and see sand moving in the water. The sand on the bottom of the beach is being moved by the waves and water. This sand that moves is called bed load.
Imagine you have a piece of candy sitting on a table. If you blow on the candy, nothing happens because the candy is too heavy and just sits there. Now imagine you have a feather on the table. If you blow on the feather, it moves really easily because it's so light.
The same thing happens in a river. The water in the river moves and flows, and as it moves, it picks up tiny particles like sand, rocks, and pebbles from the bottom. The small and light particles can be easily carried by the water and move along the river bed with the flow. Together, these small particles make up the bed load.
So, bed load is like the lightest parts of the river's bottom that are picked up and carried by the water. They can be seen moving along the river bed or beach when the water is flowing or when waves come in. It's important to study bed load because it can affect things like the river's shape and the habitats of the animals living in or near the river.
Imagine you have a piece of candy sitting on a table. If you blow on the candy, nothing happens because the candy is too heavy and just sits there. Now imagine you have a feather on the table. If you blow on the feather, it moves really easily because it's so light.
The same thing happens in a river. The water in the river moves and flows, and as it moves, it picks up tiny particles like sand, rocks, and pebbles from the bottom. The small and light particles can be easily carried by the water and move along the river bed with the flow. Together, these small particles make up the bed load.
So, bed load is like the lightest parts of the river's bottom that are picked up and carried by the water. They can be seen moving along the river bed or beach when the water is flowing or when waves come in. It's important to study bed load because it can affect things like the river's shape and the habitats of the animals living in or near the river.