River Landforms Flashcards
What Is An Oxbow Lake????
It’s A meander that got cut Off
What Is a Meander????
A Big bend in a river it starts as a slight Bend
How Is A gorge formed???
A waterfall gradually repeats upstream, carving out A gorge
Define Floodplain
floodplain
ˈflʌdpleɪn/
noun
an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.
What is A tributary
Smaller rivers joins the main one
What is a confluence
Where two rivers Join
What is a river basin
A river basin is the land that water flows across or under on its way to a river. Just as a bathtub catches all of the water that falls within its sides, a river basin sends all of the water falling within it to a central river and out to an estuary or to the ocean.
Where Does The Source Of The River Start
The source of a river or stream is the original point from which the river flows. It may be a lake, a marsh, a spring or a glacier. This is where the stream starts. The source is the farthest point of the river stream from its estuary or its confluence with another river or stream.
What is Precipitation
Water falls Down as rain (or hail or sleet or snow) xdxd
What Is evaporation
The sun Warms the sea turning water into Water Vapour, a gas
What Is condensation
1.
water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
“the inside of the cab steamed up with condensation”
synonyms: moisture, water droplets, steam
“the windows were misty with condensation”
How Is A V Shaped Valley Formed???
Through Vertical Erosion, caused by the river and the weathering Of the soil above
