River Erosion and Transportation

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  • Created on: 19-11-17 21:26
Erosion which occurs when the sheer power of the waves causes air to become trapped in the cracks in the river bed, causing the rock to break apart.
Hydraulic Action
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Where pebbles, carried in the water, grind at the rock with a sand paper like affect.
Abrasion
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When rocks, in the river, bang against each other, breaking each other into smaller pebbles.
Attrition
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Where chemicals in water dissolves certain rocks.
Solution
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Larger rocks or pebbles are rolled along the river bed.
Traction
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Pebbles are bounced along the river bed, often near the source.
Saltation
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Smaller, lighter sediment is carried within the water.
Suspension
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The transport of dissolved chemicals.
Solution
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Card 2

Front

Where pebbles, carried in the water, grind at the rock with a sand paper like affect.

Back

Abrasion

Card 3

Front

When rocks, in the river, bang against each other, breaking each other into smaller pebbles.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Where chemicals in water dissolves certain rocks.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Larger rocks or pebbles are rolled along the river bed.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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