Parts of a river
Where a river starts
Source
When leaves and vegetation prevent rainwater from getting to the surface quickly.
Interception.
Type of transportation where dissolved material is carried by the river.
Solution
What kind of erosion is caused by the force of the water?
Hydraulic power
Which river flows through London?
River Thames
A smaller river that joins the main channel
Tributary
Water flows across the surface into the river channel.
Surface Run-off.
Type of transportation where lighter particles are carried about the river bed.
Suspension
What kind of erosion is caused by material carried by the river scraping the bed and the banks?
Abrasion
What is the longest river in the world
a) River Thames
b) River Nile
c) The Amazon river
b) The River Nile
The junction where a smaller river joins the main channel.
Confluence
When water gets to the surface, it soaks into the ground.
Infiltration.
Type of transportation where large material rolls along the river bed.
Traction
What kind of erosion is caused by the slight acidity of the water dissolving limestone?
Solution
What country does the River Yangtze flow though?
a) China
b) Russia
c) France
a) China
The area of land drained by a river.
Drainage basin
Once water is in the soil, it flows through it and into the river channel.
Throughflow.
Type of transportation where medium particles bounce along the river bed.
Saltation
What kind of erosion is characterised by rocks knocking against each other causing them to reduce in size and become more rounded?
Attrition
What river flows through Banbury?
River Cherwell.
The outer edge of a drainage basin.
Water shed
Water that sits above impermeable rock deep beneath the surface.
Ground Water.
What is the technical name for material carried by a river?
Bedload
Name a land form that is formed primarily through erosion.
Waterfalls.
Which is the longest river in the UK?
River Severn