Rivers Flashcards

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Identify the type of transportation labelled B on the diagram below.

River transportation processes

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Identify the type of transportation labelled B on the diagram below.
Why do rivers deposit sediment?
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Deposition occurs whenever a river loses energy and velocity falls.

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Why do rivers deposit sediment?
What is attrition?
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Attrition is when sediment particles knock against the bed or each other and break, becoming more rounded and smaller as you move down the river.

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What is attrition?
What is soft engineering?
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Soft engineering involves working with nature and adapting to a river and learning to live with it.

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What is soft engineering?
Where are waterfalls and gorges typically found along the long profile of a river?
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Waterfalls and gorges are typically found in the upper course of the river.

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Where are waterfalls and gorges typically found along the long profile of a river?




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