River systems
River Valleys
Weathering and Deposition
Parts
Groundwater
100
All rivers flow in this direction
What is downhill
100
The cross-sectional shape of a youthful river valley
What is V shaped
100
The eroded material that is carried with the river is called
What is the load
100
The "Source" or headwaters refers to the ___________ of a river
What is beginning
100
The highest level underground that is saturated with water
What is water table
200
A river that runs into another river is called a
What is a tributary
200
A large groove or channel in soil that carries runoff after rain falls
What is a river
200
Wind, Rain, Ice are agents that help break down rock. Each of these is a form of
What is weathering
200
The part of a valley floor that gets covered with floodwaters
What is flood plain
200
The underground layer where all the pores between rock/stone/sand are filled with ground water
What is saturation zone
300
All the land whose water drains into a certain river/stream/lake is
What is watershed
300
The dropping of material carried during erosion
What is deposition
300
The part of the river that empties into a lake or ocean
What is mouth of river
300
The area where waters enters the an aquifer
What is recharge zone
400
The high ground between two drainage basins
What is a divide
400
The removal and transport of Earth's material by water, wind, glaciers and gravity is called
What is erosion
400
Deposition occurs mostly along this part of the a meander
What is inside.
400
Area that is often swampy or damp around a river
What is wetlands
400
The area that water passes through near the surface of the earth-(above the water table)
What is zone of aereation
500
An old river with lots of curves is said to ....
meander
500
Erosion occurs mostly along this part of a meander
What is the outside of the meander
500
A meander that has been cut off from the river is called
What is ox bow.
500
A smaller stream or river that flows into another river is called a
What is tributary
500
The ability for water to pass through rock is called
What is permeability
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