Rivers 9

Source

• End of a river

• Something to put on food

• Start of a river

• Small stream

Small stream that flows into larger river

• Confluence

• Conflow

• Tribune

• Tributary

Imaginary line around a drainage basin

• Confluence

• Watershed

• Bluff

• Arete

Large rocks roll along the river bed

Small stones bounce along the river bed

Erosion by the power of the water acting on cracks

Type of erosion when materials dissolve in the water

Which statement about meanders is true?

• On the outside water flows fast and deposition occurs

• On the outside water flows slow and deposition occurs

• On the outside water flows fast and erosion occurs

• On the outside water flows slow and erosion occurs

Which statement about waterfalls is false

• Hard rock lies on top of soft rock

• A plunge hole is formed at the base

• Undercutting beneath the hard rock occurs

• Hydraulic action is very important in the formation

Which landform is formed by flooding?

• Deltas

• Meanders

• Levees

• Waterfalls