Water on the land definitions 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEAQA Created by: Lilli1997Created on: 20-06-15 10:11 The force of the water breaking rocks from the river channel is......action hydraulic 1 of 21 Eroded rocks picked up by the river scrape the channel and wear it away abrasion 2 of 21 Eroded rocks are picked up by by the river and sash each other so they become smooth attrition 3 of 21 The water dissolves the rocks solution 4 of 21 Boulders are pushed along the river bed by the force of the water traction 5 of 21 Small particles are carried along by the water suspension 6 of 21 Pebbles bounce along the river bed saltation 7 of 21 Soluble material dissolves and is carried along solution 8 of 21 The gradient of the upper course of a river is steep 9 of 21 Type of erosion the widens the river lateral 10 of 21 What type of lake forms when a meander is cut off? ox-bow 11 of 21 What type of Pool do you find at the bottom of a waterfall? plunge 12 of 21 On one side of a five is a slip-off slope, on the other side is a river.... cliff 13 of 21 After time a waterfall will retreat to form what? gorge 14 of 21 What can form after repeated flooding? Levees 15 of 21 On a map, what typ of lines show the direction a river is flowing? contour 16 of 21 What can be used to show river discharge? hydrograph 17 of 21 What word means how the height of the land changes? relief 18 of 21 A good place built by humans to store water Reservoir 19 of 21 What type of engineering works with the environment to prevent the risk of flooding? Soft 20 of 21 The time between peak rainfall and peak discharge is called the.....time Lag 21 of 21
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