Rivers and Flooding
- Created by: Hattie Flower
- Created on: 20-05-16 16:53
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2. What is transpiration?
- When the leaves breathe out water.
- When water vapour turns to liquid in clouds
- When water turns to vapour
- Rain, snow and sleet
3. What part of the water cycle turns water to vapour?
- Condensation
- Evaporation
- Transpiration
- Precipitation
4. What is Abraision?
- Soluble particles are dissolved into the river.
- Rocks carried along by the river wear down the river bed and banks.
- Rocks being carried by river smash into each other and break into smaller, smoother and rounder particles.
- The force of the river against the banks can cause air to be trapped in cracks and crevices. The pressure weakens the banks and gradually wears it away.
5. What is a meander?
- Another name for an oxbow lake.
- A bend in the river which is formed in the middle course.
- A bend in the river which is formed in the upper course.
- An area in a waterfall where the rocks are held.
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