Erosional processes

    Cards (4)

    • Abrasion: Where rocks are dragged along the river bed, wearing it away.
    • Hydraulic action: Where fast flowing water is forced into the cracks in the rock and its breaks its down.
    • Attrition: The process of small particles hitting against each other and grinding the particles into smaller pieces.
    • Solution: Where rocks are dissolved in acid rain water.
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