RIVERS

Question 0

ATTRITION

Answer 0

pebbles and rocks carried by river knock together and get smaller and wear away

Question 1

EROSION

Answer 1

wearing away & breakdown of rock by a moving agent

Question 2

HYDRAULIC ACTION

Answer 2

air, water and debris is forced into cracks causing them to exams and break down

Question 3

CORROSION/SOLUTION

Answer 3

chemicals wear away rock, weak acid in water

Question 4

CORRASION/ABRASION

Answer 4

rocks and stones erodes bed and sides of river bed

Question 5

TRANSPORTATION

Answer 5

movement of load downstream by a river

Question 6

SOLUTION

Answer 6

dissolved materials are carried in solution

Question 7

TRACTION

Answer 7

large stones roll along river bed

Question 8

SUSPENSION

Answer 8

light material held in suspension and transported

Question 9

SALTATION

Answer 9

small rocks bounce along river bed

Question 10

DEPOSITION

Answer 10

where material is put down by a river due to loss of energy

Question 11

DISCARGE

Answer 11

volume of water in river

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Question 12

OCCUPIED CHANNEL DEPTH

Answer 12

distance across channel at water surface

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Question 13

CHANNEL DEPTH

Answer 13

height from water surface to channel bed

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Question 14

AVERAGE VELOCITY

Answer 14

speed at which river travels (m/s)

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Question 15

LOAD QUANTITY

Answer 15

total load

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Question 16

LOAD PARTICLE SIZE

Answer 16

size of particles carried

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Question 17

CHANNEL BED ROUGHNESS

Answer 17

how rough/angular channel bed is

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Question 18

GRADIENT

Answer 18

gradient channels traveling down

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Question 19

WHATERSHED

Answer 19

I area of boundary spreading drainage basins

Question 20

DRAINAGE BASINS

Answer 20

area of land drained by a river & it’s tributaries

Question 21

MOUTH

Answer 21

river meets sea (estrury/delta)

Question 22

STORES

Answer 22

anywhere water is held

Question 23

TRANSFER

Answer 23

way in which water is moved

Question 24

GROUNDWATER STORAGE & FLOW

Answer 24

water held and travels through rock layer

Question 25

THROUGH FLOW

Answer 25

water flows through soil

Question 26

SURFAE RUN OFF

Answer 26

water flowing over land

Question 27

INFILTRATION

Answer 27

water going into soil

Question 28

PERLOCATION

Answer 28

water going from soil to rock layer