Water 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEWJEC Created by: Jade RasbridgeCreated on: 05-05-14 15:31 erosion process of river bed and banks wearing away 1 of 19 attrition bed load banging into each other and breaking 2 of 19 corrosion/solution chemicals in the water 3 of 19 corrasion/abrasion materials chipped away at river bed and banks 4 of 19 hydraulic action force of the water wears away river beds and banks 5 of 19 transportation material carried by rivers 6 of 19 traction large material rolled along the river 7 of 19 saltation material bounced along the river 8 of 19 suspension material floating along the river 9 of 19 solution materials all dissolved in the water 10 of 19 deposition river loses energy and deposits/drops the land, heaviest drop first 11 of 19 drainage basin area of land drained by a river 12 of 19 catchment area the area within a drainage basin 13 of 19 watershed edge of highland surrounding a drainage basin 14 of 19 source beginning of a river 15 of 19 confluence the point of which two rivers join 16 of 19 tributary a small river which joins a large river 17 of 19 mouth the end of a river, usually when it enters the sea 18 of 19 drought long period of abnormally dry weather which leads to severe water shortages 19 of 19
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