Water Erosion Part 2 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
drainage basin | The land area from which a river and its tributaries collect water. |
divide | A ridge of land that separates one drainage basin or watershed from another. |
flood plain | A broad, flat valley through which a river flows |
meander | A loping curve formed in a river as it winds through its floodplain. |
oxbow lake | The crescent-shaped, cutoff body of water that remains after a river carves a new channel. |
alluvial fan | A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range. |
delta | A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean. |
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