Rivers

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Hydraulic action
water entering cracks in the river bed putting pressure on them and weakens the banks.
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Attrition
rocks bash against each other making them smaller, softer and rounder as you go downstream
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Abrasion
Rocks carried by water scratches away at the banks of the river which is called the sandpaper effect
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Solution
river acidity wears away the softened river banks
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Deposition
the process where a river drops its load - larger se
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

rocks bash against each other making them smaller, softer and rounder as you go downstream

Back

Attrition

Card 3

Front

Rocks carried by water scratches away at the banks of the river which is called the sandpaper effect

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

river acidity wears away the softened river banks

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

the process where a river drops its load - larger se

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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