River Abrasion – Rocks carried along by the river wear down the river bed and banks
(Pronounced uh-bray-zhun)
In order to understand river abrasion you need to understand the word abrasion.
Abrasion – wear down or grind down.
To remember the meaning of the term River Abrasion, use the following mnemonic:
You could hear the brays from (abrasion) the donkey as she wore down and ground down the corn.
So river abrasion is wearing down and grinding down a river's bed and banks.
Abrasion is when two surfaces rub against each other and attrition is where they bounce or smash against each other.
Abrasion is nibbling, scratching and scuffing.
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