Gizmo: River Erosion

What is a cutbank?

• A gently sloping deposit of sediments on the inside of a meander curve

• A steep or overhanging riverbank on the outside of a meander

• A flat area surrounding a meandering river

• The bottom of a river channel

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What does discharge refer to in river terminology?

• The steepness of a line or surface

• A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

• The volume of water that flows past a point in a given period of time

• A wide curve in a river

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What is erosion?

• A process in which rocks at Earth’s surface are gradually broken down into smaller pieces

• A surface process in which soil, rocks, and other materials are removed and transported to another place

• A flat area surrounding a meandering river

• The side of a river channel

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What is a flood?

• An unusually high discharge in a river

• A gently sloping deposit of sediments on the inside of a meander curve

• A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

• The steepness of a line or surface

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What is a floodplain?

• A flat area surrounding a meandering river

• The bottom of a river channel

• A wide curve in a river

• A horseshoe-shaped body of water formed when a river breaks through the neck of a meander

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a meander?

• A wide curve in a river

• The side of a river channel

• A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

• The steepness of a line or surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a meandering river?

• A river that forms many wide curves across a floodplain

• A gently sloping deposit of sediments on the inside of a meander curve

• The bottom of a river channel

• A steep or overhanging riverbank on the outside of a meander

What is an oxbow lake?

• A flat area surrounding a meandering river

• A horseshoe-shaped body of water formed when a river breaks through the neck of a meander

• The side of a river channel

• A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

What is a point bar?

• A gently sloping deposit of sediments on the inside of a meander curve

• A steep or overhanging riverbank on the outside of a meander

• The volume of water that flows past a point in a given period of time

• An unusually high discharge in a river

What does river speed measure?

• The steepness of a line or surface

• A measure of how fast water is flowing through a river channel

• The bottom of a river channel

• A wide curve in a river