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How do streams and rivers cause erosion and deposition?

April 26, 2017cause deposition erosion Rivers Streams

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How do streams and rivers cause erosion and deposition?

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Rivers and streams carry sediments by the force of moving water. This is erosion. When the moving water slows down, its ability to carry sediments decreases. Sediments are deposited (deposition) when the forces of friction and gravity overcome the force of the moving water.