Water on the land 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEAQA Created by: mollblakeCreated on: 24-04-15 20:23 Erosion The wearing away of land by moving forces - the river 1 of 11 Hydraulic action Where the sheer force of the water erodes the stones, bed and banks of the river 2 of 11 Corrasion/abrasion Where stones in transport are thrown into the bed and banks eroding them 3 of 11 Corrosion Where weak acids within the water react with the rocks, bed and bank of the river 4 of 11 Attrition Where stones in transport are thrown into one another 5 of 11 Transport The movement of material by river water 6 of 11 Solution Where material is dissolved within the water 7 of 11 Suspension Where small particles are held up or suspended in the water 8 of 11 Saltation The bouncing motion of larger particles along the river bed 9 of 11 Traction The rolling motion of sediment along the bed 10 of 11 Deposition The laying down of sediment in the river channel or on floodplains 11 of 11
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