Ox Bow Lake

What does HYDRAULIC ACTION involve?

• Water carrying rocks in fast currents

• Rocks wearing down the land

• Bubbles of air shattering rocks

• Water dissolving minerals from rocks

What is ABRASION in the context of river processes?

• Water dissolving minerals from rocks

• Rocks and pebbles breaking into smaller pieces

• Rocks carried by water wearing away the land

• Bubbles of air forcing into rock cracks

What does SOLUTION refer to in river processes?

• Slow water depositing sediments

• Water dissolves minerals from rocks and washes them away

• Rocks breaking into smaller, rounded pieces

• Fast water eroding river cliffs

What happens at the outside bend of a river?

• Rocks and pebbles hit each other

• An ox bow lake forms

• Water travels fastest and erodes a river cliff

• Water travels slower and deposits a river beach

What is the outcome when a river breaks through a 'neck point' during a flood?

• Formation of an ox bow lake

• Rocks become more rounded

• Creation of a river beach

• Water dissolves more minerals