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abrasion
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a form of erosion where the rocks carried along by the river wear down the river bed and banks
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attrition
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a form of erosion where therocks being carried by the river smash together and break into smaller particles
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hydraulic action
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a form of erosion where the river wears away the river bank from underneath
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corrosion
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A form of erosion where water dissolves the rock.
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precipitation
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Rain, sleet, hail and snow falls from the sky
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transpiration
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water vapor is released through the leaves
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interception
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water is stored on leaves and branches of vegetation
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throughflow
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water flows horizontally through the soil into the river
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percolation
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water flows vertically through the soil and rocks
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infiltration
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water seeps into the ground
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groundwater flow
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water flows horizontally through the rock into the river
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evaporation
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water turns from water droplets into water vapour
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surface runoff
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water flows horizontally over the land into the river
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