SDME geography 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEOCR Created by: gurveer123Created on: 08-04-16 17:34 Infiltration It's when water soaks into the soil 1 of 22 Percolation It's when water moves vertically down through soil and rock 2 of 22 Throughflow It's when water in the soil flows downhill 3 of 22 Groundwater flow It's when water in rock flows down flows downhill 4 of 22 Surface runoff It's when water flows overground 5 of 22 Channel flow It's the flow of water in a river 6 of 22 Channel storage It's when water is held in a river 7 of 22 Groundwater storage It's when water is stored underground in soil and rock 8 of 22 Interception storage It's when water lands on things like plant leaves and doesn't hit the ground 9 of 22 Surface storage It's when water is held in things like lakes, reservoirs and puddles 10 of 22 Tributary It is a smaller river that joins a main river 11 of 22 Source It is where a river starts 12 of 22 Confluence It is a point where two rivers join 13 of 22 Mouth It is where a river flows into the sea or a lake 14 of 22 Hydraulic action The force of the water breaks rock particles away from the river channel 15 of 22 Corrasion Eroded rock picked up by the river scrape and rub against the channel, wearing it away. 16 of 22 Attrition Eroded rock picked up by the river smash into each other and break into smaller fragments. There edges also get rounded off as they rub together 17 of 22 Corrosion River water dissolves some types of rock 18 of 22 Traction Large particles like boulders are pushed along the river bed by the force of the water 19 of 22 Suspension Small particles like silt and clay are carried along by the water 20 of 22 Saltation Pebble-sized particles are bounced along the river bed by the force of the water 21 of 22 Solution Soluble materials dissolve in the water and are carried along 22 of 22
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