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What are bedrock channels?
What are bedrock channels?
Bedrock channels are paths that are eroded and cut through solid rock.
How do bedrock channels differ from alluvium?
How do bedrock channels differ from alluvium?
Bedrock channels are formed by erosion of solid rock, while alluvium is the loose material deposited by water.
What are the two processes that can form bedrock channels?
What are the two processes that can form bedrock channels?
The two processes that can form bedrock channels are running water and ice.
What happens to the energy of running water when it hits something?
What happens to the energy of running water when it hits something?
What is stream power?
What is stream power?
What do bedrock channels cut through?
What do bedrock channels cut through?
What can happen to a gently flowing river after constant rain?
What can happen to a gently flowing river after constant rain?
What can large chunks of frozen water do in a flood?
What can large chunks of frozen water do in a flood?
How can water cut channels through hard structures?
How can water cut channels through hard structures?
What is bedrock?
What is bedrock?
What is alluvium?
What is alluvium?
How are bedrock channels formed?
How are bedrock channels formed?
What is abrasion?
What is abrasion?
How does abrasion contribute to the formation of bedrock channels?
How does abrasion contribute to the formation of bedrock channels?
What is plucking?
What is plucking?
What causes plucking to occur?
What causes plucking to occur?
How do frozen chunks of rock and sediment contribute to erosion?
How do frozen chunks of rock and sediment contribute to erosion?
What is stream power?
What is stream power?
