How do rivers shape the land?

Geography

abrasion (rocks wear away each other and the riverbed and the banks)

hydraulic action (the force of the water breaks down the riverbed and banks)

solution (acids in the water dissolve the rock)

What erosion process is similar to sandpapering?

What erosion process is similar to crashing?

What erosion process is similar to chemical action?

What erosion process can be thought of as 'water power'?

saltation (pebbles bounce along the river bed)

solution (the smallest sediment is dissolved into the water)

suspension (small sediment is carried along in the flow of the river)

traction (large rocks are rolled along the river bed)

Which transportation process is similar to riding a hoverboard?

Which transportation process is similar to jumping beans?

Which transportation process is similar to invisible material?

Which transportation process is similar to tractor wheels rolling along?

What word will complete this sentence? When a river is travelling fast it has ______ energy.

What word will complete this sentence?  When a river has more energy, it can do ______ erosion.

inside of a river bend where the river moves more slowly

outside of a river bend where the river moves the fastest

Where the river ends its journey by joining an ocean, sea or large lake

Where the river starts its journey, usually in  high places such as hills and mountains

They are important in the Water Cycle where water is recycled.

They shape the landscape through erosion, transportation of sediment, and deposition.

In which continent is the Colorado River?

Where is the source of the Amazon River (beginning)?

Where is the source of the Volga River (beginning)?

Which country in Africa does not have a river flowing through it?