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Frage | Antworten |
Erosion | Were the Water wears away the Land |
Floodplains | A flat area of land next to a River which Floods |
Mouth | Where the River meets the Sea |
Meander | A Turn in the River |
Watershed | The Edge of the Drainage Basin |
Confluence | The point at which Two Rivers meet |
Tributary | A Small River or Stream that joins a Larger River |
Drainage Basin | An Area of land round the Rivers and Tributaries |
Groundwater Flow | Water flowing through the soil |
Infiltration | When water seeps through the Ground |
Source | Where a River begins |
Evaporation | Water turning into Gas |
Precipitation | Anything wet that falls from the Sky |
Surface Runoff | Rain Water or Water that runs off a slope |
Evapotranspiration | Heat makes the trees Exsert water, Sweat, and that water then Evaporates |
Traction | The rocks on the Rivers Bed roll along in contact with the bed |
Saltation | The Sediment bounces along in the Rivers flow |
Abrasion | The Rivers Load wears down the Bank |
Attrition | The Load;Rocks and Sediment, smash into each other breaking them down |
Corrosion | The Natural Chemicals in the River react with the Load and the Bank making small sediments dissolve |
Suspension | Tiny Particles are carried along the River, they float |
Solution | Minerals are Dissolved and carried along with the flow |
Rivers Load | Rocks and Sediment carried by the River |
Hydraulic Action | Powerful water hits against the Bed and the Banks of the River |
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