You are working in a group taking sediment samples along a transect from a beach, into deeper water. Someone forgot to label the jars and they got mixed up so it is now not clear which sample came from which location. Based on what you know about particle size and transport, how can you arrange the samples in the correct order

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Cyrus Hess

17 April, 23:35

You are working in a group taking sediment samples along a transect from a beach, into deeper water. Someone forgot to label the jars and they got mixed up so it is now not clear which sample came from which location. Based on what you know about particle size and transport, how can you arrange the samples in the correct order

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Lila Decker · Answer 1

It is commonly known that the settling time of particles with smaller sizes is higher than that of particles with larger sizes. Therefore, the particles with smaller sizes are moved further offshore. Based on this fact, the proper arrangement will be to arrange the particles according to their sizes from those with the largest sizes (nearshore) to those with the smallest sizes (furthest offshore).

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It is commonly known that the settling time of particles with smaller sizes is higher than that of particles with larger sizes. Therefore, the particles with smaller sizes are moved further offshore. Based on this fact, the proper arrangement will be to arrange the particles according to their sizes from those with the largest sizes (nearshore) to those with the smallest sizes (furthest offshore).