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River Erosion Flashcards

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Abrasion

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Stones carried in the water hit the banks & beds

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Hydraulic action

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Air is pushed into spaces in banks & beds, forces pieces to break off

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Attrition

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Where particles bash off one another IN FLOW

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Solution

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Dissolving of banks & beds

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Lateral erosion

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Sideways

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Vertical erosion

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Downward erosion

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Landforms of erosion =

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Waterfalls
V-shaped valleys
Interlocking spurs
Meanders
Oxbow lakes
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