Why Don’t All Rivers Make Canyons?

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MinutePhysics Patreon: https://patreon.com/MinutePhysics MinuteEarth Tee Club: https://store.dftba.com/products/minuteearth-dtg-quarterly-t-shirt-subscription MinuteEarth Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/4UAIynceNXkp3zNjUV5IyH?si=3dfb7867cd9f4e44 MinuteEarth Podcast (Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minuteearth/id649211176 The Grand Canyon is super-wide and super-deep, which might make you think that the Colorado River, which carved it, is particularly old or powerful. Or at least that's what I thought. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Canyon: a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it. - River equilibrium: a state in which a river's water flow and sediment transport are balanced. - River incision: a natural process where a river cuts downward into its bed, deepening the channel - Tectonic uplift: the geological process that occurs when the Earth's surface rises due to tectonic forces, such as plate movements or volcanic activity. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* Cameron Duke | Script Writer, Narrat

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