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surface runoff
this the particles in dirty water that you can see
suspension
water (in any form) falling from the sky
precipitation
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impermeable
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groundwater
Form of transportation that involves rocks rolling
traction
What landform makes a gorge?
waterfall
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ledge
where 2 rivers join
confluence
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tributary
this is the type of erosion in which rocks hit the river bed
abrasion
this is the dissolved dirt in water
solution
Where do meanders and oxbow lakes form?
lower course
water vapor becomes clouds
condensation
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source
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plunge pool
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infiltration
a wide river mouth at a sea where fresh and sat water mix
estuary
the sides of a river channel
banks
This the entire area that feeds a river
river basin
What process makes a gorge?
erosion
where the river flows (c h _ _ _ _ _)
channel
How does a meander turn into an oxbow lake?
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these are the rocks on the river bed
bedload
what's this
oxbow lake
liquid becoming vapor
evaporation
the end of a river
mouth
tell me 5 ways we use rivers
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this is the border between river basins
watershed
this is the type of erosion that dissolves dirt
solution
How does a waterfall make a gorge?
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throughflow
when the river slows down, it drops the suspension. this is called_____
sediment
What processes create meanders and oxbow lakes?
erosion and deposition
transportation and deposition
erosion and transportation
this is the form of erosion in which rocks hit each other
attrition
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confluence
flat land next to the river that might flood
flood plain
little rivers that flow into a big river
tributaries
this is the type of erosion in which water gets into cracks
hydraulic action
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water table
How is a v-shaped valley formed?
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Waterfalls are commonly in what course?
upper
Form of transportation that involves bedload "bouncing"
saltation
the bottom a river
river bed