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