River Processes Essentials

Front

Wearing away of land by water

Back

Erosion

Front

Water force breaks rock

Back

Hydraulic Action

Front

Rocks scrape riverbed

Back

Abrasion

Front

Rocks collide, break

Back

Attrition

Front

Dissolving of minerals

Back

Solution

Front

Movement of sediments

Back

Transportation

Front

Rolling stones along bed

Back

Traction

Front

Bouncing pebbles

Back

Saltation

Front

Sediments float in water

Back

Suspension

Front

Sediments settle down

Back

Deposition