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Erosion
the wearing away of rock and soil found along the river bed and bank
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hydraulic action
the force of water against the bank causing air to be trapped in cracks. The pressure weakens banks
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Abrasion
big boulders roll along the river bed and wear it down. Causes vertical and lateral erosion int he upper course
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Attrition
Rocks carried by the river bang against each other. they break into smaller and rounder and smoother particles
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Solution
when soluble particles are in the action be being dissolved by the river. Limestone is common
