Rivers Flashcards
1
Q
Where a river begins
A
Source
2
Q
Wears away the land
A
Erosion
3
Q
A feature of the lower course
A
On bow lake
4
Q
A bend in the river
A
Meander
5
Q
Tidal part of the river
A
Estuary
6
Q
The feature of upper course river
A
Waterfall
7
Q
A body of water
A
Lake
8
Q
What is corrosion
A
Acid in water breaks up rock
9
Q
What is attrition
A
Rocks carried by the river collide and break into smaller pieces
10
Q
What is corrasion - abrasion
A
Material being carried by the river rubs against river bed and banks
11
Q
What is hydraulic action
A
The force of the water breaks away the river bed and banks
12
Q
What traction
A
Large boulders rolled along river bed
13
Q
What is saltation
A
Small rocks bounced along river bed
14
Q
What is suspension
A
Small particles like silt carried along river
15
Q
What is solution
A
Particles dissolved then carried by river
