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Large boulders and smaller rocks can be carried by a river. When rocks and sediment are displaced, it's called erosion.
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How is a river channel formed?
A river channel is formed by rock and soil of a stream being transported down, during this process the channels become wider and deeper.
What is it called when rock particles have been moved to other places by river?
Transportation/transported
Why does the river severn have large pieces of rock at the top of the river and small sediments at the bottom?
Because the pieces of rock are eroded a it passes down to the bottom of the river.
What are transported soil?
soil that is transported by a river or something else
What is Large rock placed along a river bank called?
riprap
What is a bedload?
waste transported from the river!
What rock forms when sediment is transported and then compressed?
igneous rock
How is igneous rock transported?
Igneous rock is transported by wind or moving water until they are deposited in other regions where they settle in layers.
What theater was transported across the thames river?
The Theatre it was transported across to create the Globe
How was water transported from the nile river?
water was transported from you and me. To make a big mountainj. Narnia
What is the process where bits of rock in streams get smaller and rounder?
If a rock falls into a stream or river, they can get transported (carried away). As they are moved by the water, the rock fragment knock against each other and wear away. This is called ABRASION. This bits of rock or sand in streams are called Sediment.
Which is likely to be carried furthest by a river - a large segment of rock or a grain of sand?
A grain of sand
