Geography River Terminology 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEOCR Created by: kharris_123Created on: 10-03-15 19:35 Infiltration When water hits the soil and soaks in 1 of 19 Percolation When water soaks into the rock after infiltrating through the soil 2 of 19 Throughflow When water is not intercepted but falls straight to the ground and soaks in 3 of 19 Percipitation Water falls from the sky as rain, sleet or snow 4 of 19 Interception When a plant catches water by its leaves which can be absorbed through the roots 5 of 19 Surface Runoff When water flows on the ground downhill 6 of 19 Transpiration The plant sweats water and moisture 7 of 19 Ground water Flow The movement of water through soil and rock underground 8 of 19 Irrigation Water is taken from rivers and lakes to help water plants and crops 9 of 19 Abrasion Rock fragments carried by a rvier erode the river's bed and walls 10 of 19 Attrition Transported particles of rock become rounded and smaller by being knocked against one another 11 of 19 Evopotranspiration Combined loss of water by evaporation and transpiration 12 of 19 Evaporation When a liquid becomes water vapour 13 of 19 Discharge The volume of water passing a certain point per unit of time 14 of 19 Saltation Material that is too heavy to be carried in suspension is transported by bouncing along the river bed 15 of 19 Suspension Small sized materials, such as clay and silt are suspended in the turbulent flow of the river 16 of 19 Hydrograph Graph showing gow the dischage of a river varies with time 17 of 19 Hydraulic Action The pressure of the water causes the river banks to erode, particularly on the outer curve of meanders and at waterfalls 18 of 19 Traction Large sized materials are transported by rolling or sliding along the river bed 19 of 19
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