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| The point where the river begins |
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| When a small stream flows into the main river. |
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| The place where the tributary joins the main river. |
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| The point where the river ends |
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| What are the processes of erosion? |
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| Atrrition, Hydraulic Action,Corrasion,Corrosiom |
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| when material is moved along the river bed, it collides and is broken up |
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| fine material rubs against the river bank and the bank is worn away by the sandpapering affect called abrasion |
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| Some of the rocks that form the banks are dissolved by acids in the water. |
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| What is hydraulic action? |
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| The sheer force of water hitting the river banks |
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| What are the processes of transportation? |
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| Saltation,Solution,Suspension and Traction |
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| Large boulders are rolled along the river floor |
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| Small stones are bounced along the river bed in a leap frog motion. |
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| Fine material which is light enough to be carried by the river. This disscolors the water |
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| Dissolved material transported by the river. |
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| Seperates the two river basins |
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| Main deposition occurs (inside of the bend) |
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| They are formed when rivers overflow over the bank. This build up a raised river bank called a leevie. |
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| What are braided channles? |
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| When load is dropped into the rivers, this causes ostructions and it divides the flow around them. |
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| When load is dropped into low energy and volume rivers. The bed raises up and the the river capacitiy decreases. |
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| When the waterfall is eroded backwards |
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| When hard rock lies on top of soft rock. |
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| A type of landform deposited by the glaicer. |
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