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THE LIFE OF A RIVER

THE LIFE OF A RIVER. FROM SOURCE TO THE SEA. What happens when water reaches the ground?. PRECIPITATION. CONDENSATION. LAND. EVAPORATION. SEA. A SIMPLIFIED WATER CYCLE. Key Words. EVAPORATION CONDENSATION PRECIPITATION RUN-OFF PERCOLATION GROUND WATER WATER STORES.

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THE LIFE OF A RIVER

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  1. THE LIFE OF A RIVER FROM SOURCE TO THE SEA

  2. What happens when water reaches the ground? PRECIPITATION CONDENSATION LAND EVAPORATION SEA A SIMPLIFIED WATER CYCLE

  3. Key Words EVAPORATION CONDENSATION PRECIPITATION RUN-OFF PERCOLATION GROUND WATER WATER STORES When water vapour changes to liquid (cooling) Water in any form that falls to earth e.g. rain When the ground water moves through the land When water vapour changes to liquid (warming) The water that is stored within the ground Water that is stored e.g. ground,clouds,air etc. Water that moves directly along the ground without penetrating. Put the correct definition to the given word~one has been done for you

  4. River Basins Key Words • Where a river begins is called the Source. • A small river meeting a larger river is called a Tributary. • Where the two rivers join is called the Confluence • Rapids and Waterfalls form where the river is steep. • Meanders and Ox Bow lakes form where the river is flatter. • Where the river flows into the sea is called the Mouth. • The part of the river affected by tides is the Estuary • The area drained by a river is called the Drainage basin.

  5. THE LONG PROFILE OF A RIVER Upper Course Middle Course Lower course SOURCE MOUTH

  6. The Upper CourseSteep Rapids and Waterfalls

  7. The Middle CourseMeanders and Ox Bow Lakes

  8. The Lower Course Deltas, Estuary and the Mouth

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