AQA GCSE Geography · 8035
Specification 3.1.3.3 · Paper 1
Revise: River Profiles and Fluvial ProcessesSuspension: fine particles, such as silt, are carried within the flowing water rather than moving along the bed.
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GCSE Geography · key term
Transportation in which fine sediment is carried within the flowing water.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Specification 3.1.3.3 · Paper 1
Revise: River Profiles and Fluvial ProcessesSuspension: fine particles, such as silt, are carried within the flowing water rather than moving along the bed.
Specification 1.7 · Paper 1
River transportation in which fine solid particles, such as silt and clay, are carried within the flowing water.
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Suspension carries fine particles, such as silt and clay, within the flowing water. Solution transports dissolved substances within the water itself. Unlike suspended sediment, dissolved material is not present as separate solid particles.
Paper 2
The carrying of fine sediment within flowing water.
Revise: River Processes and LandformsSuspension: fine particles, such as silt, are carried within the water. Suspended sediment can make a river look brown.
Specification 3.2a · Paper 1, Paper 3
The transport of fine sediment held within moving water.
Revise: Geomorphic Processes: Weathering, Mass Movement, Erosion, Transport and DepositionSuspension: fine particles, such as silt and clay, are carried within the water rather than remaining on the bed.