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Rivers - Coggle Diagram
Rivers
Processes of Erosion
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Attrition
River load is worn down as it hits off itself, pebbles are rounded and smooth
Cavitation
Air bubbles collapsing, forming tiny shock waves also loosen soil
Abrasion
River armed with material (pebbles, sand, gravel) which it uses to erode.Greatest erosive power
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Solution
Chemical erosion of rocks, dossolving minerals which are carried away in solution, particularly in areas of chalk or limestone
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