Water on Land Keywords

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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