Rivers Flashcards
raging
continue with great force
tumble
fall suddenly, clumsily or headlong
cascading
pouring downwards rapidly and in
large quantities
precipice
a tall and very steep rock face or
cliff
iconic
a person or thing seen as a symbol
of something
turbulent
moving unsteadily or violently
rivulet
a very small stream
estuary
the mouth of a large river where it
becomes affected by tides
flood plain
an area of low-lying ground next to
a river that is subject to flooding
tributary
a river or stream flowing into a
larger river or lake
confluence
the junction of two rivers
channel
a passage along which liquid or a
watercourse may flow
Prefix / suffix:
port
move, carry
Examples: import, portable, transport, deport
Prefix / suffix:
hydr
water
Examples: dehydrate, hydrogen, hydrophobia
Prefix / suffix:
struct
make, build
Examples: construct, destruct, obstruct, structure
Prefix / suffix:
ex
out
Examples: exclude, extend, exit
Idiom:
cross that bridge when we come
to it
to delay worrying about something until it actually happens
Idiom:
sell down the river
to deceive; to betray
delta
wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water
sediment
matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
deposition
when the materials from erosion are dropped in a new location
erosion
gradually being worn away
centimetre
a unit of measurement
There are 10mm in 1cm.
There are 100cm in 1m.
kilometre
a unit of measurement
There are 1000m in a km.
