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this is the form of erosion in which rocks hit each other

attrition

What processes create meanders and oxbow lakes?

erosion and transportation

transportation and deposition

erosion and deposition

The main process of this course is erosion

upper

the end of a river

mouth

this the particles in dirty water that you can see

suspension

This is the fastest course of a river

upper

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throughflow

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tributary

the sides of a river channel

banks

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water table

This is the slowest course

lower

this is the dissolved dirt in water

solution

Where do we clean water?

Water Treatment Plant

when the river slows down, it drops the suspension. this is called_____

sediment

water vapor becomes clouds

condensation

What landform makes a gorge?

waterfall

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plunge pool

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confluence

This course has a v-shaped valley

upper

where 2 rivers join

confluence

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impermeable

a wide river mouth at a sea where fresh and sat water mix

estuary

This the entire area that feeds a river

river basin

Where does aquifer water come from?

groundwater

What are the 3 river processes?

Transportation, Weathering, Glockenspiel

Erosion, Abrasion, Attrition

Erosion, Transportation, Deposition

Plucking, Freeze-Thaw Weathering, Moraine

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surface runoff

Where do meanders and oxbow lakes form?

lower course

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infiltration

Waterfalls are commonly in what course?

upper

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groundwater

What is process of removing salt from seawater? and how is it done?

desalination; distillation

this is the border between river basins

watershed

the bottom a river

river bed

these are the rocks on the river bed

bedload

water (in any form) falling from the sky

precipitation

this is the type of erosion that dissolves dirt

solution

little rivers that flow into a big river

tributaries

liquid becoming vapor

evaporation

How does a waterfall make a gorge?

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where the river flows (c h _ _ _ _ _)

channel

this is the type of erosion in which rocks hit the river bed

abrasion

what's this

oxbow lake

this is the type of erosion in which water gets into cracks

hydraulic action

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ledge

Where does reservoir water come from?

rivers and lakes

tell me 5 ways we use rivers

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This course is the widest part of the river (usually)

lower

flat land next to the river that might flood

flood plain

after we use water, it goes through these to the sewage treatment plant

sewage pipes

How is a v-shaped valley formed?

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This course of the river has the source

upper

What process makes a gorge?

erosion

How does a meander turn into an oxbow lake?

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source