River Processes Flashcards
1
Q
E- hydraulic action
A
Water forces the air into cracks in the river bed and banks
2
Q
E- Abrasion
A
When the load carried by the river repeatedly hits the bed or banks dislodging particles into flow of river
3
Q
E- Attrition
A
When stones carried by river knock against each other gradually making the stones smaller and less rounded
4
Q
E- Solution
A
When the river flows over limestone or chalk the soluble rock is slowly dissolved