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Can erosion happen underwater

Updated: 9/21/2023
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Most erosion does occur underwater. In oceans, this may be hydraulic action similar to that seen in rivers, of material may be dislodged due to a turbidity current.

In rivers, this could be hydraulic action (water forcing air bubbles into cracks in the banks, or the force of the water itself), abrasion (rocks hitting the banks and bed), attrition (rocks hitting each other) or solution (dissolving).

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Thanks for the info
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Yes, erosion can occur under water.

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I think it can because glass goes underwater and gets smooth and pretty and it looks like a smooth rock but its glass

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