Water
Water is one way if landforms being formed, they can be shapped by rivers, waves and ice. There are many different processes in which this occurs
Fluvial process is when the rain falls and on exposed earth and it causes rivulets that erode deep channels called gullies. During the process of the rain falling on the exposed earth and eroding the deep channels there are lots of little particles carried through the water like rock particles which grind off chips of rock and earth, this is called abrasion. Corrosion is due to the chemical solution of material from rock being exposed to the stream by solvents carried into the water.
Water is one way if landforms being formed, they can be shapped by rivers, waves and ice. There are many different processes in which this occurs
Fluvial process is when the rain falls and on exposed earth and it causes rivulets that erode deep channels called gullies. During the process of the rain falling on the exposed earth and eroding the deep channels there are lots of little particles carried through the water like rock particles which grind off chips of rock and earth, this is called abrasion. Corrosion is due to the chemical solution of material from rock being exposed to the stream by solvents carried into the water.
Waterfalls
Waterfalls develop when a river flows from a hard rock layer onto a softer layer of rock. Pummeled by the water, the softer rock wears away, creating a drop off. The cascading water may then erode the drop off, causing the waterfall to migrate upstream. The rate of retreat is determined by the hardness of the hardness of the rock
Waterfalls develop when a river flows from a hard rock layer onto a softer layer of rock. Pummeled by the water, the softer rock wears away, creating a drop off. The cascading water may then erode the drop off, causing the waterfall to migrate upstream. The rate of retreat is determined by the hardness of the hardness of the rock
Billabongs
A billabong forms when a river changes its course, leaving a section cut off from the new river. When the river floods every wet season, the water in the billabong flows again as it connects up with the main river. Because of this the water stays fresh and supports an abundance of life.
A billabong forms when a river changes its course, leaving a section cut off from the new river. When the river floods every wet season, the water in the billabong flows again as it connects up with the main river. Because of this the water stays fresh and supports an abundance of life.
Levees
When a river carrying sediment overflows it's banks the coarsest sediment is dropped first as the river no longer has the energy to carry it. The coarse material forms a small natural embankment (levee) along the edge of the river channel.
When a river carrying sediment overflows it's banks the coarsest sediment is dropped first as the river no longer has the energy to carry it. The coarse material forms a small natural embankment (levee) along the edge of the river channel.