Rivers & Coasts Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
Traction
A
A method of transportation
2
Q
Load
A
All the material that a river carries
3
Q
Abrasion
A
Load scraping against a bed and bank
4
Q
Fetch
A
The uninterrupted distance a wave travels
5
Q
Arch
A
Feature of erosion
6
Q
River Cliff
A
Outside bend of a meander
7
Q
Suspension
A
Fine load carried in the water flow
8
Q
Water flows faster on inside or outside bend of river
A
Outside
9
Q
Deposition
A
The river dropping it’s load
10
Q
Deposition occurs where?
A
On the river beach
11
Q
Longshore Drift helps to form what coastal feature?
A
Spit
