Water Erosion

The area at the mouth of a river is known as a delta. Deltas are caused by:

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• pollution

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Deltas are formed from the slowing of:

• glaciers

• ocean tides

• rivers

• wind

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What is the process by which sediment is moved from one place to another?

• Deposition

• Glaciers

• Weathering

• Erosion

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What name is given to the materials that are carried by the stream?

• Meanders

• Spillway

• Load

• Wash out

What is a fan-shaped deposit on dry land?

• Alluvial Fan

• Delta

• Spillway

• Gradient

What is the name of the process in which eroded material is dropped?

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Oxbow Lake

• Discharge

Define Stream

• A channel through which water is continually flowing downhill

• A stream or river that flows into a larger river

• Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.

• Moving water that carries off sediment

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Define Tributary

• Moving water that carries off sediment

• The flat, wide area of land along a river

• A channel through which water is continually flowing downhill

• A stream or river that flows into a larger river

Define Flood Plain

• A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake

• The flat, wide area of land along a river

• Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.

• A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.

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Define Delta

• A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.

• The flat, wide area of land along a river

• Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.

• A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake