The word used to describe the various ways in which a river can wear away the land.
Traction
Erosion
Transportation
Channel
The erosive action of water against the river banks and bed is known as:
Traction
Hydraulic action
Attrition
Suspension
The name given to the process of erosion whereby material carried by the river 'bumps' into each other and gradually wears away.
Traction
Hydraulic action
Attrition
Suspension
The process of erosion whereby material in the water erodes the riverbank - a sandpaper effect.
Traction
Corrasion
Attrition
Suspension
The word given to describe the various ways a river can move material downstream.
Traction
Corrasion
Attrition
Transportation
The word used to describe how material in a river may be dissolved into the water
Suspension
Corrasion
Attrition
Transportation
The word used to describe how heavy material, such as rocks and boulders, can be moved along a riverbed in a rolling motion.
Suspension
Traction
Attrition
Transportation
The word used to describe how small particles (sediment) can be moved downstream as a part of the river's flow - the river may appear to have a 'muddy' colour as a result.
Suspension
Saltation
Attrition
Transportation
The word used to describe how smaller stones and pebbles may be transported by 'bouncing' along the riverbed.
Hopping
Saltation
Attrition
Saltation
The term used to describe how material can be 'dropped off' by a river, when it loses energy.
Hopping
Dumping
Attrition
Deposition
Traction is most likely when:
The river loses energy
The river has a lot of energy
Which of these is most likely to happen when a river loses energy?
Erosion
Deposition
Which of these is most likely to happen when a river loses energy?