Erosion - Rivers
- Created by: Deepali Patel
- Created on: 10-03-13 14:26
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- Erosion
- Attrition
- Eroded rocks picked up by the river smash into each other, and break into smaller fragments.
- Their edges also get rounded off as they rub together.
- Hydraulic action
- The force of the water breaks rock particles away from the river channel
- Corrasion
- Eroded rocks picked up by the river scrape and rub against the channel, wearing it away.
- Most erosion happens by Corrasion.
- Corrosion
- River water dissolves some types of rock, e.g. Chalk and Limestone.
- Attrition
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