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Abrasion
Abrasion is a form of erosion caused by rubbing of fine particles against an object. The effect is much the same as using sandpaper. Rivers carry sediment (fine rock particles) that abrade the banks a [..]
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Attrition
The wearing away of particles of rock as they bounce along the riverbed or knock against each other and wear away becoming more rounded.
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Alluvium
The name for any material deposited by a river. (Silt is tiny material carried by running water)
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bank
The ground at the side of a river
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Bánk
The ground at the side of a river
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Basin
(Drainage basin)
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Bed
(riverbed)
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canal
An artificial or man-made river channel.
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Channel
A groove in the land that a river flows along.
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Cliff
(river cliff)
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