Bed Load
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Example:
Imagine trying to move a heavy, lumpy pile of laundry across a room by pushing it along the floor. Just like how your hands and arms work to move the laundry, a river uses its flowing water to push along heavier sediments like rocks and pebbles, which make up the bed load. In this analogy, your hands and arms represent the river's current, the laundry symbolizes the sediment, and the floor is akin to the riverbed, illustrating how both processes involve moving a load across a surface through applied force.
Practice Version
Bed Load: The sediment carried by a river bed load. Bed load is the heavier particles like sand, gravel, and pebbles that roll or bounce along the riverbed.