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Why does erosion of a riverbed increase so much during flood times?
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There is a much higher volume of water, and increased speed in a river that is in flood. This increase in force will move stones and boulders, scouring the river's bed.
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∙ 8y agoThere is a greater volume of water, moving at greater speed, with greater pressure.
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What type of erosion is most likely to occur during a flood?
soil erosion
What type of erosion most likely to occur during a flood?
soil erosion
Why does the greatest erosion and transportation of sediment by a stream occur during a flood?
As flood waters rise, the slope of the stream as it flows to it's base level increases
What does water cause?
weathering, Erosion, Flood
How does soil erosion occur?
soil erosion occurs when the surface of the soil is being washed away by erosion agents such as wind, rain, flood etc.
How does erosion increase?
Erosion increases when there is a flood and when land is plowed and there is no cover crop that would prevent wind erosion.
What type of erosion is most likely to occur during a flood?
soil erosion
What type of erosion most likely to occur during a flood?
soil erosion
When is it likely that the erosion process that forms buttes and mesas occurred?
The erosion process that forms buttes and mesas typically occurs over millions of years, as softer rock layers are eroded away, leaving behind harder layers that eventually become these distinctive landforms. The exact timing can vary depending on the geological context and the rate of erosion.
Why does the greatest erosion and transportation of sediment by a stream occur during a flood?
As flood waters rise, the slope of the stream as it flows to it's base level increases
Through erosion rivers form what which are wide flat areas covered by water during floods?
it is a flood plain.
What effects does soil erosion have on the environments?
flood
What does water cause?
weathering, Erosion, Flood
What would happen to surface water the river if there was an increase in rainfall?
The extra rainfall would increase the river's speed and erosion power. Such a river is classed as being in spate (a term for a sudden flood in a river). Such an increase could result in flooding, especially in the lower reaches, on what is the river's flood plain.
What does a river cause by removing rocks and soil from the riverbed?
Flood waters cause rivers to scour out their beds, leaving a enter channel.
How can a flood change a part of earth's surface?
By erosion.
Is a flood plain erosion or deposition?
a floodplain is a deposition
