Rivers and Weathering

An introduction to rivers, erosion and weathering.
What process wears away loosened material?. What process breaks up and weakens the surfaces of rocks?. What is the material carried or moved by the river?. Where does a river start?. What are the ridges of land around which a river winds? . What are the slopes on either side of a river? . What is the course of a river?. What happens when rivers erode over different types of rock?. What may be produced by a waterfall. What is the area of flat land that gets covered in water when the river overflows its banks?. What is the fine muddy material that is left behind after floods?. What is the material a river leaves behind?. What are the sides of a river channel called?. What is the bottom of a river channel called?. What is created at the bottom of a waterfall?. What is a large bend in a river?. What is the highest waterfall in the world?. What process carries material along a river?. What is the type of weathering that is caused by the action of water or acid rain?. What is the type of valley shaped by a river in its upper course?.

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