Geography types of erosion

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Hydraulic action

The sheer power of water smashing against river banks, trapping air in cracks which causes rock to break apart.

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Abrasion

The process when pebbles grind along the river bank and bed, creating a sand-papering effect.

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Attrition

The process where rocks carried by the river knock against each other, breaking apart to become smaller and more rounded.

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Solution

The process where water dissolves certain types of rocks, such as limestone.