Rivers & Water Cycle

This is just a simple word search for vocabulary used for Rivers in Geography. Im currently doing a s level but you could use this for gcse too.

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when plants prevent some rainfall from directly reaching the ground e.g water on leaves
Interception
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where water slowly soaks into the soil from the ground
Infiltration
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time between peak rainfall and peak discharge
Lag time
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sediment bounces along river bed
Saltation
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larger boulders roll or slide along river bed
Traction
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loss of water from plants
Transpiration
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drowned lower part of the river as it enters the sea
Estuaries
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water lost from vegetation via evaporation and transpiration
Evapotranspiration
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where water slowly soaks into the soil from the ground

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Infiltration

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time between peak rainfall and peak discharge

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Card 4

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sediment bounces along river bed

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Card 5

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larger boulders roll or slide along river bed

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