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Processes of Erosion
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Cambridge IGCSE Geography Mind Map on Processes of Erosion, created by ellen.bannister on 12/10/2013.
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Processes of Erosion
Hydraulic power
Trapped air blasted into cliff holes
cliff smashes due to pressure
Cavitation
Corrasion
Fragnments of rock
picked up by sea and hurled at cliff
rocks erode cliff
Abrasion
'sanspapering effect'
pebbles grind over rough surface
Smooth
Solution
Rocks dissolved
e.g limestone and chalk
Attrition
Rock fragments carried by sea
knock against each other
- smaller and more rounded pebbles
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