Erosion

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The force of the river against the banks can cause this, when the pressure weakens the banks and gradually wears it away.
Hydraulic Action
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Rocks carried along by the river wear down the river bed and banks. Rocks act like sandpaper by rubbing against them. This causes the most abrasion
abrasion
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Sediment/ small rocks being carried by the river collide with each other and create smaller, smoother, rounder particles.
attrition
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The acidity of the water dissolves some types of rocks. Limestone and chalk are mainly effected.
Solution
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The acidity of the water dissolves some types of rocks. Limestone and chalk are mainly effected. Different word.
corrosion
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The definition is "The wearing away of rock and soil on the river bed and banks"
Erosion
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Card 2

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Rocks carried along by the river wear down the river bed and banks. Rocks act like sandpaper by rubbing against them. This causes the most abrasion

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abrasion

Card 3

Front

Sediment/ small rocks being carried by the river collide with each other and create smaller, smoother, rounder particles.

Back

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Card 4

Front

The acidity of the water dissolves some types of rocks. Limestone and chalk are mainly effected.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

The acidity of the water dissolves some types of rocks. Limestone and chalk are mainly effected. Different word.

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