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Science
Term | Definition |
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River system | A river and all its tributaries |
Tributary | A smaller stream or river that feeds into a main river |
Meander | A looping curve formed in a river as it winds through |
Mouth | a point where a river flows into another body of water |
Headwaters | The many small streams that come together at one |
Source | Many small streams that come together at the source |
Flood plain | A broad flat valley through which a river flows |
Ox Bow Lake | The crescent shape cut-off body of water that remains after a river carves a ... |
Erosion | The process by which fragments of soil are broken off |
Cut Bank | A nearly vertical cliff caused by erosion |
Deposition | The process by which soil and fragments of rock are broke off |
Down River | The land around a river |