Rivers Flashcards
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Find out more about river transportation.
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.
Find out more about river deposition.
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.
Find out more about river erosion.
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.
Find out more about the landforms of erosion in the upper course of a river.
Where are waterfalls and gorges typically found along the long profile of a river?

