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Erosion
Cards in this deck (4)
- 1Hydraulic ActionWhen water is forced into the cracks of rock and then the pressure of the air inside can't withstand it any more and bursts, with the air escaping.
- 2SolutionWhen waves dissolve solube material from the rock
- 3AttritionWhen rocks at the bottom of the sea collide until they worn each other out into smaller and smaller bits. Transforming into shingle/pebbles and sand.
- 4AbrasionWhen the wave water crashes into the rock and at the same time carries sand and pebbles. These wear the rock away like sandpaper.
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- 1. Ausbildungsjahr Geography Flashcards on Erosion, created by Jamie Ho on 31/05/2014.
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- Jamie Ho · May 2014
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- Feb 19, 2016
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