. Flashcards
What is climate change doing to the UK?
It is making it hotter, more unpredictable and rise in rainfall and sea level
How much will the temperature of risen by 2050?
2.5 degrees celcius
In 2018 there was a heatwave of 30 degrees celcius, in 2022 the was a heat wave of ________ in the Uk.
40 degrees celcius.
What is causing climate change?
Carbon in the atmosphere
What is a renewable energy source?
An energy source that is made faster than we can use it.
What is a non-renewable energy source?
An energy source that is made slower than the rate of which we are using.
What is a valley?
An area with higher land on both sides of a river.
What is the source?
Where the river starts
What is a watershed?
An imaginary line around the river basin.
What are tributaries?
Where smaller rivers join the main river.
What is a confluence?
Where two rivers join
What is a floodplain?
Flat land which can flood.
What is a river basin?
Where rainfall feeds the river.
What is the mouth of the river?
Where the river meets the sea.
Are fossil fuels a renewable source?
No
Is solar energy a renewable source?
Yes
Is wind energy a renewable source?
Yes
Is tidal energy a renewable source?
Yes
What is a long profile?
Shows the change in height of a river course from its source to mouth.
What is a cross profile?
Shows a cross section of a river’s channel and valley at different points on the rivers course.
Solution
Minerals dissolved in water carried by suspension.
Traction
Large boulders and rocks are rolled along the river.
Saltation
Small pebbles and stones are bounced along the river bed.
Suspension
Fine light materials are carried along in the water.
Vertical erosion
Erosin downwards
Lateral erosion
Erosion sideways
River bank
Edge of the river
Rover bed
Bottom of the river
Bradshaws model
Describes how a river changes from its upper to lower course.
