Erosion - CORRECT ANSWER-Breaking up the landscape
transportation - CORRECT ANSWER-Carrying sediment along the river
Deposition - CORRECT ANSWER-the dropping of sediment on the bed
Hydraulic action - CORRECT ANSWER-The force of the water cause air to be
trapped in cracks and crevices. The pressure weakens the banks and gradually
wears it away.
Attrition - CORRECT ANSWER-Rocks being carried by the river smash together and
break into smaller, smoother and rounder particles.
Discharge of the river - CORRECT ANSWER-the amount of water in a river at any
given time. a river's discharge will vary according to many different factors
Drainage basin - CORRECT ANSWER-the area drained by a river and its tributaries
,Source - CORRECT ANSWER-where a river begins
mouth - CORRECT ANSWER-Where a river ends/meets the sea
Confluence - CORRECT ANSWER-The point where the river and a tributary meet
Tributaries - CORRECT ANSWER-smaller streams and rivers that flow into a main
river
Traction - CORRECT ANSWER-Boulders and pebbles are rolled along the river bed
Saltation - CORRECT ANSWER-Small pebbles and stones are bounced along the
river bed
Suspension - CORRECT ANSWER-Fine clay and salt particles are carried along
within water
Solution - CORRECT ANSWER-Acids in salty sea water dissolve/break down a cliff
face
Meander - CORRECT ANSWER-A bend in a river
Where is the current fastest? - CORRECT ANSWER-The outer bend
, Where is the water shallowest? - CORRECT ANSWER-Inner bend
Is there any erosion on the inner bend? - CORRECT ANSWER-No
How do meanders form? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. At a bend in the river the current
flows fastest on the outside therefore the erosion is stronger
2. River cliffs therefore form on the outside and deposition occurs on the inside
(creating a river beach)
3. More erosion causes the bends to get bigger
Lag time (hydrograph) - CORRECT ANSWER-Time between peak rainfall and peak
discharge
Rising Limb (Hydrograph) - CORRECT ANSWER-The increase in river discharge
Falling Limb (Hydrograph) - CORRECT ANSWER-The decrease in river discharge as
the river returns to its normal level
Short lag time - CORRECT ANSWER-They respond more quickly to rain and
therefore more flooding is likely
transportation - CORRECT ANSWER-Carrying sediment along the river
Deposition - CORRECT ANSWER-the dropping of sediment on the bed
Hydraulic action - CORRECT ANSWER-The force of the water cause air to be
trapped in cracks and crevices. The pressure weakens the banks and gradually
wears it away.
Attrition - CORRECT ANSWER-Rocks being carried by the river smash together and
break into smaller, smoother and rounder particles.
Discharge of the river - CORRECT ANSWER-the amount of water in a river at any
given time. a river's discharge will vary according to many different factors
Drainage basin - CORRECT ANSWER-the area drained by a river and its tributaries
,Source - CORRECT ANSWER-where a river begins
mouth - CORRECT ANSWER-Where a river ends/meets the sea
Confluence - CORRECT ANSWER-The point where the river and a tributary meet
Tributaries - CORRECT ANSWER-smaller streams and rivers that flow into a main
river
Traction - CORRECT ANSWER-Boulders and pebbles are rolled along the river bed
Saltation - CORRECT ANSWER-Small pebbles and stones are bounced along the
river bed
Suspension - CORRECT ANSWER-Fine clay and salt particles are carried along
within water
Solution - CORRECT ANSWER-Acids in salty sea water dissolve/break down a cliff
face
Meander - CORRECT ANSWER-A bend in a river
Where is the current fastest? - CORRECT ANSWER-The outer bend
, Where is the water shallowest? - CORRECT ANSWER-Inner bend
Is there any erosion on the inner bend? - CORRECT ANSWER-No
How do meanders form? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. At a bend in the river the current
flows fastest on the outside therefore the erosion is stronger
2. River cliffs therefore form on the outside and deposition occurs on the inside
(creating a river beach)
3. More erosion causes the bends to get bigger
Lag time (hydrograph) - CORRECT ANSWER-Time between peak rainfall and peak
discharge
Rising Limb (Hydrograph) - CORRECT ANSWER-The increase in river discharge
Falling Limb (Hydrograph) - CORRECT ANSWER-The decrease in river discharge as
the river returns to its normal level
Short lag time - CORRECT ANSWER-They respond more quickly to rain and
therefore more flooding is likely
