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Question 1

Deposition

Answer 1

Material is dropped to the loss of energy in the river.

Question 2

Discharge

Answer 2

Quantity of water that passes a given point on a stream within a given period.

Question 3

Drainage Basin

Answer 3

An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.

Question 4

Estuary

Answer 4

Tidal mouth of a river where it meets the sea.

Question 5

Floodplain

Answer 5

Flat land either side of a river channel that becomes flooded.

Question 6

Gorge

Answer 6

A narrow steep sided valley - formed as a waterfall retreat.

Question 7

Hydrograph

Answer 7

A graph which shows the discharge of water related to rainfall.

Question 8

Interlocking Spurs

Answer 8

Outcrops of and along the river coarse in a valley. Looks like a zip.

Question 9

Lateral Erosion

Answer 9

Erosion of the riverbanks rather than the riverbed. Widens the river.

Question 10

Meander

Answer 10

A bend in the river.

Question 11

Mouth

Answer 11

The end of the river where it meets the sea.

Question 12

Ox-Bow Lake

Answer 12

An arc-shaped lake formed by a cut-off meander.

Question 13

Source

Answer 13

The start of river.

Question 14

Watershed

Answer 14

The edge of the river basin.

Question 15

Tributary

Answer 15

A small stream that joins a larger river.

Question 16

Vertical Erosion

Answer 16

Downwards erosion of the riverbed.