How Do ‘Rivers’ Change the Shape of the Land Over Time?

Rivers are like lazy sculptors who keep working on the land. They carry sand and rocks, which act as tiny tools that wear down mountains and create new shapes in the ground. Over time, this process makes canyons deeper and valleys wider, just like a river slowly carves a path through stone.

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A river flowing through a hill slowly wears it down like sandpaper over time.
A stream might carve out a small path around a rock over many years.
The Grand Canyon was formed by a river eroding the land for millions of years.

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