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What is the definition for: erosion

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Erosion is the wearing away of the bed and banks of a river

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What is the definition for: hydraulic action

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What is the definition for: abrasion

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What is the definition for: attrition

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What is the definition for: solution

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What is the definition for: transportation

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What is the definition for: rolling

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What is the definition for: bouncing

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What is the definition for: suspension

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What is the definition for: solution

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SL happens when the water slowly dissolves parts of the river channel

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What is the definition for: deposition

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What is the definition for: decreased volume

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What is the definition for: deceased speed

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What is the definition for: increased bedload

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What is the definition for: upper

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What is the definition for: V-shaped valley

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What is the definition for: interlocking spurs

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What is the definition for: waterfalls

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What is the definition for: middle

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What is the definition for: wide valley trough

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What is the definition for: meanders

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What is the definition for: lower

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What is the definition for: flood plain

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What is the definition for: oxbow lakes

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What is the definition for: levees

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What is the definition for: deltas

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What is the definition for: river basin

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What is the definition for: water shed

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What is the definition for: River course

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What is the definition for: the mouth

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What is the definition for: estuary

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What is a confluence?

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What is the main process in the lower course of a river

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34
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Where do meanders form in a river

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List the 4 types of erosion.

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What is hydraulic action?

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HA is erosion by the power of moving water. The faster the water moves, the more it erodes.

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What is attrition

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AT happens when rock and stones carried by the river strike of each other. As a result they are worn down and become smooth and round

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What is abrasion

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AB is a type of erosion caused by the rivers load striking the bed and banks of the river. The load is carried by the flowing water

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Give the features of a v shaped valley

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40
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Give 2 examples of a v shaped valley

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Give the features of interlocking spurs

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Give 2 examples of interlocking spurs

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