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Which river feature is often found below a waterfall?
Gorge
Which river process drops material when the river slows down?
Deposition
Which river process carries rocks and sediment downstream?
Transport
Which river feature forms when a meander is cut off?
Oxbow lake
What is water flowing over land into rivers and streams called?
Runoff
What is the speed of a river’s flow called?
Velocity
What is the movement or flow of water in a river called?
Current
What is the end of a river where it flows into the sea called?
Mouth
What is the wide tidal mouth of a river called?
Estuary
What is an area of deposited sediment at the mouth of a river called?
Delta
What are small pieces of rock sand and soil carried by a river called?
Sediment
What is it called when a river drops sediment?
Deposition
What is the movement of sediment by a river called?
Transport
What is the process where water wears away rock and soil called?
Erosion
What is a deep narrow valley formed by river erosion called?
Gorge
What is a place where water flows over a steep drop called?
Waterfall
What is flat land beside a river called?
Floodplain
What is a curved lake cut off from a river called?
Oxbow lake
What is a bend in a river called?
Meander
Which part of a river is widest and slowest?
Lower course
Which part of a river becomes wider and begins to meander?
Middle course
Which part of a river is steep narrow and fast-flowing?
Upper course
What is the area where all water drains into the same river system called?
Drainage basin
What is the high land separating drainage basins called?
Watershed
What is the land at the side of a river called?
River bank
What is the path a river flows through called?
Channel
What is the place where two rivers meet called?
Confluence
What is a smaller river that joins a larger river called?
Tributary
What is a small narrow flow of water called?
Stream
What is the place where a river begins called?
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