erosional and transportation processes in rivers 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRivers and fluvial processesASAQA Created by: bailey_cutterCreated on: 14-12-15 14:17 63579210814 Across 1. disolved minerals transported in the water (8) 4. process that occurs when the river isnt competent to carry its load due to reduced energy in the river (10) 5. small particles such as sand and silt are picked up by turbulent water giving it a brown merky appearance (10) 6. small stones bounce and leap frog along the river bed. high energy cinditions are needed to disslodge other particles (9) 10. diameter of the largest particle that a river can carry for a given velocity (10) Down 2. reduction of fragments as they srtike one another and the river bed, they become smoother and more rounded, larger more angular rocks found upstream where there is less energy (9) 3. happens in the middle/lower sections of the river, it widens the valley and river (7, 7) 7. large stones and boulders are rolled along the river bed (8) 8. the amount of materials the river can carry (8) 9. it occurs to carbonate rocks such as limestone and chalk. these rocks are disolved by the weak acids and carried away in sollution (9)
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