Coasts

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Hydraulic action (erosion)
Water gets into a crack in a rock, which eventually erodes and makes the crack larger.
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Abrasion (erosion)
Rocks are carried along by the river, eventually causing the river bed and banks to erode.
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Attrition (erosion)
The rocks carried by the river smash into each other, breaking into smaller, smoother, and rounder pebbles.
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Solution (erosion/transport)
Soluble particles dissolv into the river.
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Suspension (transport)
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Card 2

Front

Abrasion (erosion)

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Rocks are carried along by the river, eventually causing the river bed and banks to erode.

Card 3

Front

Attrition (erosion)

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Solution (erosion/transport)

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Suspension (transport)

Back

Preview of the front of card 5

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