Unit 1B - Erosion and Transportation
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- Erosion, Deposition and Transportation
- Erosion
- Hydraulic Action
- The force of the water breaks rock particles away
- Abrasion
- Rocks scrape and rub against the channel
- Attrition
- Rocks smash into each other
- Solution
- River dissolves some type of rock
- Hydraulic Action
- Transportation
- Traction
- Large rocks are pushed along the river bed by the force of the water
- Saltation
- Pebble sized rocks are bounced along the river bed
- Suspension
- Small particles are carried along by the water
- Solution
- Soluble material dissolves in the water and gets carried along
- Traction
- Erosion
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