Hydraulic Action - The force of water hitting rock and squeezing air into the joints/cracks, Attrition - The process of rocks hitting each other and breaking into smaller pieces, Abrasion - Process whereby rocks carried in water are scraped along the edges/floor of the channel , Corrosion - Chemical reaction whereby minerals from rock dissolve in water, Traction - Largest particles are too heavy to lift so roll along river bed (maintaining contact), Saltation - Particles bounce along the river bed in a 'leap-frog' motion, Suspension - Silt and clay sized particles are suspended / carried high in the water column , Solution - Dissolved minerals are carried in the water,

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