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    Over Time,a Stream Tends to Increase in Length by Eroding
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Over Time,a Stream Tends to Increase in Length by Eroding

Question 43

Question 43

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Over time,a stream tends to increase in length by eroding and extending its channel upstream,in a process called ________.


A) downstream piracy
B) headward erosion
C) downcutting
D) infiltration

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