Rivers Flashcards
Precipitation
Rain 🌧, hail , sleet , snow ❄️ that falls from the cloud
Condensation
When water vapour cools and turns into clouds
Evaporation
When the sun heats up water from the sea and it goes into the air
Groundwater flow
When water flows through the rocks and solid underground
Surface run-off
When the water runs off the surface of the ground
Transpiration
When the sun heats up water from the leaves 🍁 of trees 🌲
The water cycle
The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earths ocean , atmosphere and land
Erosion
The wearing away and removal of rocks
Transportation
The movement of rocks and sediment
Deposition
When a river drops what it is carrying
Abrasions
When pebbles grind along the river bank and bed in a sand paper affect
Attrition
When rocks the river is carrying knock against each other. They break apart to become smaller and more round
Hydraulic action
This is sheer power of the water as it smashes against the river bank. Air becomes trapped in the crackers of the river bed and bank and causes the rock to fall apart
Solution
When water dissolves certain types of rocks
Suspension
Fine light material is carried along in the water
