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a test for science

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River system   A river and all of its tributaries  
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Tributary   A river that feeds into a bigger river  
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Meander   A looping curve formed in a river as it winds through its flood plain  
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Mouth   The end of a river  
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Headwaters   The beginning of a river  
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Source   Supplies water to the start of a river  
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Flood plain   A broad flat valley through which a river flows  
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Ox bow lake   A crescent shaped cut off body of water that remains after a river carve a new channel  
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Erosion   A process by which pieces of soil and rock and broken off and carried away  
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Cut bank   A river bank with a cut  
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Deposition   The process by which soil and fragments of rock are deposited into a new location  
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Downriver   Down a river  
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Sediments   Particles of soil and rock  
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Fork   When a river splits into two or more branches  
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Canyon   A round deep hole usually found at or near the headwaters  
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Channel   Where a section of a river is wide and fast moving  
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How is a river valley made   by a Glacier  
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Delta   Where sediments drop and creates a triangle shaped area  
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Dam   A structure that can block water passing through  
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