Rivers

The build-up of deposited sediment on the inside bank of a river is known as a ________________ (or sometimes river beach).

This is the point at which two rivers meet

When rocks that the river is carrying knock against each other. They break apart to become smaller and more rounded. What type of erosion is this?

When the water dissolves certain types of rocks, eg limestone. What type of erosion is this?

This is where a river begins

Floodplains form due to both erosion and what other process?

When the river loses energy, it drops any of the material it has been carrying. This is known as __________.

The lateral erosion on the outside bend causes undercutting of the bank to form a ___________

Deposition can occur to cut off a meander, leaving a horseshoe-shaped ___________.

a small river or stream that joins a larger river

What is the name for an area of land which is covered in water when a river bursts its banks.

This is the sheer power of the water as it smashes against the river banks. Air becomes trapped in the cracks of the river bank and bed, and causes the rock to break apart. What type of erosion is this?

As a river goes around a bend, most of the water is pushed towards the outside. This causes increased speed and therefore increased ___________.

When the river flows over flatter land they develop large bends called ..........

When pebbles grind along the river bank and bed in a sand-papering effect. What type of erosion is this?

where a river meets the sea