Water

Question 1

What is the drainage basin

Answer 1

The area of land drained by a river

Question 2

What is the watershed

Answer 2

The edge of highland surrounding a drainage basin. It marks the boundary between the two drainage basin

Question 3

What is the source

Answer 3

The start of a river

Question 4

What is the confluence

Answer 4

A point which two river meet or a stream joins

Question 5

What is the tributary

Answer 5

A stream or small river which joins a large river or stream

Question 6

What is the mouth of a river

Answer 6

The point where the river comes to an end unusually when entering the sea

Question 7

What is deposition

Answer 7

When a river loses energy it will drop and deposit some of the material it’s carrying

Question 8

What are the 4 main forms of river erosion

Answer 8

Hydraulic action
Abrasion
Attrition
Solution

Question 9

What is hydraulic action

Answer 9

When air is trapped in the crack and crevices. The pressure weakens the banks and gradually wears it away

Question 10

What is abrasion

Answer 10

Rocks carries along by the river wear down the river bed and bank

Question 11

What is attrition

Answer 11

Rocks being carried by the rive smash together and break into smaller, smoother and rounder particles

Question 12

What is solution

Answer 12

Soluble particles are dissolved into the river water and carried along

Question 13

What are the 4 different river transport processes?

Answer 13

Solution
Suspension
Saltation
Traction

Question 14

What is suspension

Answer 14

Fine light materials carried along in the water

Question 15

What is saltation

Answer 15

Small pebbles and stones are bounced along the river bed

Question 16

What is traction

Answer 16

Large boulder and rocks are rolled along the river bed