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Why might a river that was eroding and depositing sediment along its sides start to cut into Earth to form a canyon?
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Why might a river that was eroding and depositing sediment along its sides start to cut into Earth to form a canyon?

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The erosion and deposition of sediments along the sides of the river would cause the river to narrow, which would increase the flow speed of the water and increase the intensity of erosion
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