Rivers

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Delta
when a river deposits its material faster than the sea can remove it
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deposition
when a river loses energy it deposits some of its material it is carrying
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meander
when a river erodes to the right and left, it bends
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floodplain
an area by a river which is flooded in the time of a flood
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river channel +
a part of a river which holds water
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Card 2

Front

when a river loses energy it deposits some of its material it is carrying

Back

deposition

Card 3

Front

when a river erodes to the right and left, it bends

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

an area by a river which is flooded in the time of a flood

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

a part of a river which holds water

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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