Deck 1

Question 1

What does Erosion mean

Answer 1

The wearing away and removal of rocks

Question 2

What does abrasion mean

Answer 2

rocks grind along the river bed like sandpaper

Question 3

what does Attrition mean

Answer 3

Rocks being smashed together and break into rounder particles

Question 4

hydraulic action meaning

Answer 4

the sheer force of the river make cracks in the banks

Question 5

solution meaning?

Answer 5

soluble particles on the bed and banks are dissolved by weak acids in the water

Question 6

What does transport mean

Answer 6

Transport is the movement of material across the earth’s surface

Question 7

what does Traction mean

Answer 7

Larger fragments of material are rolled along the river bed

Question 8

Salation meaning?

Answer 8

large fragments are bounced along the river bed

Question 9

suspension meaning?

Answer 9

smaller fragments are carried in the flow of the river

Question 10

what does Depositionis mean

Answer 10

When the river doesn’t have enough energy to transport material and drops it

Question 11

what is transport

Answer 11

transport is the movement of material across the earth’s surface

Question 12

What is a source

Answer 12

the source is where the river starts

Question 13

what is the mouth

Answer 13

the mouth is where the river meets the sea

Question 14

what happens when we move downstream in a river

Answer 14

it gets longer and wider

Question 15

what does discharge mean

Answer 15

Discharge is the technical term for the amount of that a rivet is carrying at a given point

Question 16

where does the additional water come from

Answer 16

As you move further downstream the river has collected rainwater from a larger proportion of the drainage basin