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Geography Year 10
Rivers
Erosion features
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Geography Year 10 > Rivers > Erosion features
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Geography Year 10 > Rivers > Erosion features
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What is
hydraulic action
?
The sheer force of water in the
river
eroding the bed and banks
What is
abrasion
?
Where the
river load
scrapes like sand paper on the
river bed
and banks
What is
attrition
?
Where the
river load
collides and
particles
become smaller and smaller
What is
solution
?
Dissolved
load, slight
acidic
river water can cause this
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