Erosion, Transportation And Deposition Flashcards

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Hydraulic action

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The force of water breaks rock particles away from river channel

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Abrasion

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Eroded rocks picked up by the river scrape and run against the river channel, wearing it away.

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Attrition

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Eroded rocks picked up by the river smash into each other and break into smaller fragments. Their edges also get rounded off as the rub together

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Solution

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River water dissolves some types of rock e.g. chalk limestone

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5
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Traction

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Large particles like boulders are pushed along the river bed by the force of the water

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Saltation

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Pebble sized particles are vouched along the river bed by the force of the water

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7
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Suspension

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Small particles like silt and clay are carried along by the water.

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Solution

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Soluble materials dissolve in the water and are carried along

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