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What is it called when a river's power of erosion widens its valley rather than deepening it?
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What are the washing away of soil by rivers called?
it is called erosion
What kind of erosion occurs in rivers?
erosion.
Where can there be erosion's?
there can be erosion's on mountains, canyons, rivers, and streams.
How does rain cause erosion?
Rainfall can cause erosion both when the rain hits the surface of the Earth, called splash erosion, and when raindrops accumulate and flow like small streams. Rivers - Rivers can create a significant amount of erosion over time. They break up particles along the river bottom and carry them downstream.
Is there any erosion on the river Thames?
All rivers create erosion but the Thames does not have significant problems of erosion.
How rivers change the shape of valleys?
Erosion
What is the process that carries sediments into rivers?
Erosion.
Why do rivers grow?
Erosion and, or greater volume.
What does a rivers power to erode depend on?
A river's power to erode depends on the gradient, the volume and velocity, and the quantity of erosive burden. A river will normally move outwards on bends, deepening the farthest channel, and thus increasing the erosion on that bank.
How is erosion caused by rivers different than erosion caused by glaciers?
the cause by the change of the earth
How is erosion formed?
Erosion is formed by weathering which then forms caves, meandering rivers, valleys and waterfalls.
How does erosion change earth's surface?
Erosion changes the surface by creating rivers, streams and valleys.
