PPT-Rivers The start of a river is called the source and the end is called the mouth.

Rivers carry rainwater from hills downhill to other rivers lakes or the ocean Many rivers and streams will join together before they reach the mouth of the river The smaller rivers and streams are called tributaries. http://. www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/watersheds-and-drainage-basins/3238.html. . http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfEi8CoPVgc&safe=active. . All of you will create a 3D model of a drainage basin. Source. Mouth. Tributary. Meander. Vertical erosion. Lateral erosion. Can you mark on the meander where deposition and erosion would take place?. Draw on how an oxbow lake could occur.. The lower section of the river!. 7-4.5. Water. When water falls to Earth, some water soaks into the ground becoming part of . groundwater. . . Gravity . causes some of it to flow downhill as surface water instead of soaking into the ground; this is called . Runoff meander . Rill. oxbow lake turbulence. Gully alluvial fan ice age. Stream delta . River. groundwater. . Tributary. sand dune. Drainage basin . Divide. . abrasion. . Flood . Runoff meander Rill oxbow lake turbulence. Gully alluvial fan ice age. Stream delta River. groundwater Tributary sand dune. Drainage basin Divide abrasion Flood plain beach. deflation. Runoff meander . Rill. oxbow lake turbulence. Gully alluvial fan ice age. Stream delta . River. groundwater. . Tributary. sand dune. Drainage basin . Divide. . abrasion. . Flood . a. lways babbles, but never talks?. HYDROLOGY. Water is possibly the world’s most important commodity. . Water makes . life. possible on any planet. That’s why we are always looking for water on other planets…where there is water, there is the possibility life.. a. lways babbles, but never talks?. HYDROLOGY. Water is possibly the world’s most important commodity. . Water makes . life. possible on any planet. That’s why we are always looking for water on other planets…where there is water, there is the possibility life.. Rivers As a stream forms, it erodes soil and rock to make a channel. Over time the stream transports rock and soil downstream, making it longer and wider A streams ability to erode is influenced by 2 factors T ell me everything you know about the Tuckasegee river SI #4 due FRIDAY River Systems River systems are divided into regions called watersheds/river basins. River systems appear dendritic meaning “tree like” Rivers What do you know about rivers? Do you know where rivers come from? Do you know any rivers in your local area? What types of animals would you find in or near a river? Is there anything you would like to know about rivers? CYCLE OF EROSION. . . . Dr. B.ANU. SUYA,. Assistant Professor & Head,. Department of Geography,. Government College for Women (A),. runoff. ), where it travels overland to the oceans. Streams and Rivers are an essential part in the water cycle and account for most of the . erosion of Earth’s surface. .. Rivers. A . tributary. is a stream that runs into a larger stream. The main river will eventually drain into the ocean. A river and all of its tributaries is called a . . Choudhury. The five Stages of nutrition. Ingestion- The process by which an organism takes in its food is ingestion. Digestion- The Process by which the body breaks down the food that is eaten into Soluble nutrients that can be absorbed easily is called digestion.