Bedrock Channels

Bedrock channels are paths that are eroded and cut through solid rock.

Bedrock channels are formed by erosion of solid rock, while alluvium is the loose material deposited by water.

The two processes that can form bedrock channels are running water and ice.

<p>The energy of running water gets transformed into work, such as erosion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stream power is the rate of energy loss on a channel bed that can lead to erosion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bedrock channels cut through the foundations of solid rock.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A gently flowing river can turn into a fast-moving flood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Large chunks of frozen water can create havoc as they flow downstream.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Water can cut channels through hard structures like earth and rock by exerting stream power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bedrock can be defined as a firm foundation of solid rock.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alluvium is loose soil and sediments that usually cover bedrock.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bedrock channels are formed through erosion and cutting of solid rock.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abrasion is the erosion that occurs when particles scrape against each other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abrasion causes sediment particles to tumble and scrape against the bedrock walls, leading to erosion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plucking is a process that involves the erosion and transport of large chunks of rock.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plucking occurs when moving glaciers melt and seep into cracks and joints of the bedrock, weakening it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Frozen chunks of rock and sediment scraped along the landscape by glaciers perpetuate abrasive erosion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stream power refers to the rate of energy loss on a channel bed that can lead to erosion.</p> Signup and view all the answers