River Erosion and Transportation

Erosion which occurs when the sheer power of the waves causes air to become trapped in the cracks in the river bed, causing the rock to break apart.

Hydraulic Action

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Where pebbles, carried in the water, grind at the rock with a sand paper like affect.

Abrasion

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When rocks, in the river, bang against each other, breaking each other into smaller pebbles.

Attrition

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Where chemicals in water dissolves certain rocks.

Solution

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Larger rocks or pebbles are rolled along the river bed.

Traction

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Pebbles are bounced along the river bed, often near the source.

Saltation

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Smaller, lighter sediment is carried within the water.

Suspension

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The transport of dissolved chemicals.

Solution

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Where pebbles, carried in the water, grind at the rock with a sand paper like affect.

Abrasion

When rocks, in the river, bang against each other, breaking each other into smaller pebbles.

Where chemicals in water dissolves certain rocks.

Larger rocks or pebbles are rolled along the river bed.

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