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9 Cards in this Set
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Hydraulic Action
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erosion due to the force of the moving water
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Attrition
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erosion due to rocks colliding and chipping of the corners
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Corrasion (abrasion)
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erosion due to the 'sand papering' action of water and bedload flowing along
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Corrosion
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erosion due to the slightly acidic water dissolving rocks in the river
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Traction
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large boulders being rolled along by a river
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Saltation
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pebbles bouncing along the river bed
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Suspension
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small particles carried along suspended in the river
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Solution
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dissolved salts and minerals caried in the water
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deposition
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bedload dropping to the river bed as the river loses energy
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