8.1.2 River Key Words

The wearing away of the land by water, ice or the wind is known as

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Transportation

• Discharge

The laying down of sediment is known as

• Load

• Deposition

• Transportation

• Discharge

Movement of materials from where they are eroded to where they are deposited is known as

• Load

• Tributary

• Transportation

• Discharge

The volume of water flowing through a river is known as

• Load

• Tributary

• Confluence

• Discharge

The sediment that is transported by a river is known as

• Load

• Tributary

• Confluence

• Discharge

Rivers wear away the land. This in known as ________.

The amount of water flowing through a river is its ________.

As a river slows down it lays down sediment. This is known as _________.

_______ is the term used to describe the sediment carried by a river.

Rivers move materials from one place to another. This is called ___________.