River Landforms and Processes

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Waterfalls are found in what course of the river?
upper
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The undercutting of a waterfall is a?
Plunge Pool
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A meander is cut off from main channel and forms a...?
Oxbow Lake
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When rocks carried by the river break each other up into smaller pieces it is called...
Attrition
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When minerals from rocks dissolve in water it is called...
Solution
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The upper course of the river what sort of valley?
V Shaped
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What is it called then boulders and rocks are dragged or rolled along the river bed?
Traction
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The speed of the river is the...
current
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Which 'load' is bounced along the river bed?
Bed load
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When a river erodes from side to side, weaving, it .....?
Meanders
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When rivers leave material behind it is called?
Deposition
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Mounds of embankments left that are higher than the floodplain are called?
Levees
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The undercutting of a waterfall is a?

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Plunge Pool

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A meander is cut off from main channel and forms a...?

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When rocks carried by the river break each other up into smaller pieces it is called...

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When minerals from rocks dissolve in water it is called...

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