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Abrasion |
The rubbing or scouring of the need and banks by material carried along by the river |
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Attrition |
The reduction in size is the sediment as they collide with each other, the bed and the banks |
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Corrosion |
Occurs where rocks dissolve in the water and are carried away |
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Hydraulic Action |
The pick up and movement of sediment by the frictional drag of the moving water |
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4 erosions |
Abrasion Attrition Corrosion Hydraulic Action |
