| A | B |
|---|
| sediment | fine particals of rock |
| weathering | the process responsible for breaking rocks and sediment into smaller peices |
| abrasion | the grinding together of one rock against another |
| erosion | the gradual movement of sediment from one place to another |
| deposition | the gradual build-up of this eroded sediment known as deposition |
| Headwaters | aka source |
| Source | start of river |
| riverbanks | sides of river |
| riverbed | bottom of river |
| mouth | where river meets another body of water |
| delta | landform at mouth of river |
| flood plain | this area floods |
| slope | how steep land is |
| channels | where water flows |
| flood | overflowing water |
| wetlands | part of floodplain; giant sponge |
