Water Cycle
When water falls from the sky it is called Geographical Term?
Precipitation
Which type of erosion involves water forcing its ways into cracks in the river bed and bank?
Hydraulic Action
What is the name of where a river starts?
The Source
A smaller river that joins a bigger river is called a ?
Tributary
The area of lying ground around the river in the lower course is called ?
The Floodplain
When liquid water is heated and turns to a gas?
Evaporation
What type of erosion involves rocks bashing against the bed and bank of the river?
Abrasion
What is the side of a river called?
The river bank
What is the bottom of a river called? (What it flows along)
The river bed
These are formed at the mouth of a river where it meets the sea and drops lots of sediment?
Delta
When water vapor turns back into liquid?
Condensation
In the erosional process called solution water dissolves rocks like limestone because it is slightly _______?
Acidic
In which direction does most erosion occur in the upper course?
Vertical (straight down)
A turn in the river in the middle or lower course is called a ?
Meander
There are two categories of engineering in river management?
Hard and Soft
When precipitation falls on trees it is called?
Interception
What transportation process occurs when bigger rocks are moved along the river bed?
Traction
What landform is formed as a waterfall retreats ?
A Gorge
Overtime a meander can form a ?
Ox Bow Lake
When the sides of rivers are made bigger with man made structures, these are called?
Embankments
When water flows over the land it is called?
Surface Run Off
What transportation process occurs when pebbles move by bouncing along the river bed?
Saltation
What is the name of the landform found where the river winds its way around harder rock in the upper course?
Interlocking Spurs
What process occurs on the inside bend of a meander?
Deposition
What is river dredging?
Clearing material from the bed and or the bank of a river.
Bonus if you mentioned increased the rivers capacity