Which of the following statements about transportation of sediment is false?
A)Smaller particles settle faster than larger particles.
B)As a current slows,the largest particles start to settle.
C)Faster currents carry larger particles than slower currents.
D)Rivers and ocean currents move much more material than do air currents.

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Smaller particles actually settle slower than larger particles due to their lower mass and greater resistance to movement through a fluid. This is contrary to what option A suggests.

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