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A type of erosion process; stones carried along scratch the river bed and banks (like sandpaper).
A type of erosion process; rocks being transported bump against each other and break into smaller, smoother, rounder particles.
Particles in running water, which are transported along the river bed. Generally, the bedload in the lower course is smaller and more rounded compared to the bedload in the upper course, which is bigger and coarser.
A type of river profile; shows what a cross-section of a river’s channel and valley looks like.
The process of depositing or dropping off any material when a river lacks energy for transportation.
The process of wearing away rock and soil in a river bed and banks; also, breaking of rocks carried by the river.
An example of depositional landforms in the lower course; where river meets sea; river slows down and broadens; tides clear out materials into the sea; remaining sediments form mudflats.
An example of depositional landforms in the lower course; wide and flat land around the river; covered during floods, the river reduces energy and deposits alluvium (fertile silt/sand), which is good for farming.
A type of erosion process; the power of flowing water smashes against the river banks, causes air to be trapped in cracks, and eventually breaks the rock.
An example of erosional landforms in the upper course; a series of land ridges protruding interchangeably from either side of a valley with the river zigzagging between them.
An example of depositional landforms in the lower course; natural embankment along the river banks; bigger particles deposited closest to the river and build up after many floods.
A type of river profile; a line representing the change in gradient (steepness of slope) with distance from river’s source to mouth.
One of the stages that features the following: more deposition; large amounts of load but very small and rounded (fine sediment); channel is deepest and widest; flat land.
Example of erosional and depositional landforms in the middle course; large curves in a river; forms when lateral erosion widens the river to the right side then left side with more water and more energy.
One of the river stages that features the following: more lateral erosion and deposition; load is smaller and less angular; channel is deeper and wider; U-shaped.
An example of erosional & depositional landforms in the middle course; cut-off part of a meander; forms when erosion tightens the neck and during flood, higher discharge of eroded materials breaks the neck, leaving behind a horseshoe-shaped loop.
A type of transportation process; small pebbles are bounced along the river bed.
A type of transportation process; minerals are dissolved and carried along in water
A type of erosion process; water reacts with chemicals and dissolves rocks.
A type of transportation process; lighter material (like sand, silt, clay) is suspended or carried in the water.
A type of transportation process; large stones are rolled along the river bed.
The process of picking up sediment and carrying it downstream.
One of the river stages that features the following: vertical erosion; load is large and angular; channel is shallow and narrow; steep sided V-shaped valleys.
A measure of how rapidly the water moves over a quantified distance (speed = distance/time). It usually rises with increasing distance downstream, as more water is added to rivers.

deposition
waterfall
oxbowlake
natural
manmade
erosion
meander
island
valley
middle
levee
flood
delta
gorge
inner
outer
rhone
river
lower
upper
lake
slow
fast
soft
hard

mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
weathered rock
barrier island
water erosion
grand canyon
parent rock
wind erosin
deposition
top soil
mountain
sediment
subsoil
bedrock
plateau
erosion
humus
basin
delta
dirt
sand
clay
loam
soil
rock
cave

condensation
deposition
suspension
tributary
flooding
solution
erosion
source
rivers
delta

mechanichal weathering
chemical weathering
physical weathering
weathered rock
animal action
deposition
weathering
acid rain
oxidation
mountain
abrasion
sediment
plateau
subsoil
bedsoil
erosion
topsoil
hoodoo
basin
delta
dirt
clay
sand
loam
cave
rock
soil

mechanicalweathering
physicalweathering
deposition
weathering
acid rain
mountain
sediment
subsoil
plateau
topsoil
bedrock
Erosion
humus
delta
basin
rock
cave
dirt
sand
loam
clay

Mechanical Weathering
chemical weathering
physical weathering
Barrier Island
Grand Canyon
wind erosion
ice wedging
Weathering
abrasion
erosion
Plateu
delta
water
cave
rock

Mechanical Weathering
Physical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Weathered Rock
Deposition
Weathering
Acid Rain
Top Soil
Mountian
Sediment
Bedrock
Subsoil
Erosion
Humus
Basin
Delta
Dirt
Clay
Sand
Loam
Cave
Rock
Soil

Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Chemical Weathering
Mechanical Weathering
Abrasion
Sediments
Hurricane
Drought
Constructive Forces
Destructive Forces
Pyroclastic Flow
Tornado
Tsunami
Marshes
Barrier Island
Soil
Beaches
Delta
Mass Wasting

when sediment is moved
when water turns into vapour
when water sinks into the soil
when tiny pebbles are carried along by the river and seem to be bouncing
when the river loses its energy and drops its load
when water vapour turns into rain, snow, hail, sleet etc.
when small particles are carried along by the river
when rocks collide with each other and reduce their size
when large rocks are rolled along the river bed
when water vapour is taken from trees