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geography rivers
Whqt is abrasion | Its when the river bed is scraped away from thebex and it isbad deeper and wide | |
What is solution | Solution is when the erodes the rock by chemicals | |
What is hrdrqulic action | Hydraulic action is when the watervis running water can be powerful espeially during floods | |
What is the qmount of eroisin depends on | Restine rock Volume Speed | |
How rivers erode | The force of moving water The material carried along by the river Vertical. and lateral eriosion Attrition Chemicals | |
Feactures if erosion | The riververodes down Weathering Gravity River transports to form v-shaped vally | |
What is interlocking spurs | Interlocking spurs is when high ground which jut outband seem to lock into eafh other | |
What is a waterfall | A waterfall is when a river falls over a vertical slope | |
What is the mature stage | It when the lighest paricals suspene into watar The heavy partical are bounds along river bed The heaviest pebbles and stones are rolled and draged | |
Vally troughs | They are wide flowed vallys and gently sloped sides | |
Pronounced curves | Its when a winding course the curves in the river become more pronounced until the form menders | |
Flood plans | Are almost flat which border a old river | |
What is levees | Are long narrow ridges | |
What are ox bow lakes | They are horses shaped lakes |