Rivers 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEOCR Created by: GeorginaPaulsonCreated on: 07-05-14 19:46 Erosion Erosion is the wearing away of rock and soil along the river. 1 of 6 Hydraulic action Hydraulic action is where rivers force air into to cracks, which gradually wears the bank away. 2 of 6 Abrasion Abrasion is where the rocks get carried away by the river, wearing the beds and the banks of rivers. 3 of 6 Attrition Attrition is where rocks are carried by the river smash together, which create small and smother particles. 4 of 6 Solution Solution is where particles of rock dissolve into the river. 5 of 6 Transport Transport is where river transport suspension, traction and salutation. 6 of 6
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