When pebbles grind along the river bank and bed in a sand-papering effect. What type of erosion is this?
Abrasion
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where a river meets the sea
Mouth
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Deposition can occur to cut off a meander, leaving a horseshoe-shaped ___________.
Oxbow lake
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What is the name for an area of land which is covered in water when a river bursts its banks.
Floodplain
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When the water dissolves certain types of rocks, eg limestone. What type of erosion is this?
Solution
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This is the sheer power of the water as it smashes against the river banks. Air becomes trapped in the cracks of the river bank and bed, and causes the rock to break apart. What type of erosion is this?
Hydraulic action
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gift
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When the river flows over flatter land they develop large bends called ..........
Meanders
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When the river loses energy, it drops any of the material it has been carrying. This is known as __________.
Deposition
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a small river or stream that joins a larger river
Tributary
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When rocks that the river is carrying knock against each other. They break apart to become smaller and more rounded. What type of erosion is this?
Attrition
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As a river goes around a bend, most of the water is pushed towards the outside. This causes increased speed and therefore increased ___________.
Erosion
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The build-up of deposited sediment on the inside bank of a river is known as a ________________ (or sometimes river beach).
Slip off slope
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The lateral erosion on the outside bend causes undercutting of theโฏbankโฏto form a ___________