Sediment is transported through various mechanisms. match the correct form of transportation to its mechanism. this mechanism causes rivers to meander, or curve. tides and currents from this mechanism will transfer sediments to beaches across the world. this mechanism causes mass wasting and landslides. these slow- moving, frozen bodies transfer large boulders and sediment to areas quite far from their original locations. lack of vegetation means that this mechanism will become the dominant force for erosion and deposition.