River Features and Flooding Flashcards
1.What is a meander
A bend in a river.
2.On a meander where is the fastest flow?
Outside of the bend.
3.On a meander where does deposition occur?
Inside of the bend.
4.Is a river cliff likely to form on the outside or the inside of a meander?
Outside.
5.Where is the hard rock located on a waterfall?
On top.
6.Where is the soft rock located on a waterfall?
Underneath.
7.How is a plunge pool formed?
Force of water hitting rock.
8.What is the ledge of hard rock called on a waterfall?
Overhang.
9.When a waterfall retreats (goes backwards) if forms a
Gorge.
10.What named example of a waterfall have we studied?
Niagara falls.
11.What two ways have people used waterfalls?
- Tourism.
- Hydroelectric Power.
12.What is the flat area next to a river called?
Floodplain.
13.What is the Bluff line?
Edge of a floodplain.
- What is the key process that forms floodplain?
Deposition.
15.Levees are banks made of deposited material
True.
