What landforms do rivers create? (Part 1)

Geography

What sort of erosion is the river doing in the upper course (closest to the source where it is flowing through hills and mountains)?

in the middle and lower course  (further away from the source, closer to the mouth)

in the upper course  (closest to the source where it is flowing through hills and mountains)

What effect does the vertical erosion have on the valley?

What type of rock does the river find the easiest to erode?

sections of rock that stick out, that the river has been able to erode easily

sections of rock that stick out, that the river has not been able to erode as easily

Where does the river form a V-shaped valley and interlocking spurs?

Which type of erosion helps form V-shaped valleys?

The Horseshoe Bend in the Grand Canyon has been created by....

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