River Vocabulary
Fill in the gaps using the following vocabulary.
Riverbed, Banks, confluence, channel, Delta, Effluent, channelled, headwaters, mouth, Runoff, siltation,
alluvial, Fluvial, silt, watershed, tributary, source, sediment, headwaters
___________ are the sides of
a river or stream
between which the water
normally flows
A ____________ is the
bottom of the river (or
other body of water).
A ________ is an area that
contains flowing water
confined by banks.
____________ are a
tributary stream of a
river close to or forming
part of its source.
A ___________ is a large, silty area at the mouth of a river at which the river splits into many different slowflowing channels that have muddy banks. New land is created at ________s. ________s are often triangularshaped, hence the name (the Greek letter ‘_______’ is shaped like a triangle).
____________ is wastewater
(like sewage water or
factory runoff) that flows
from a factory or other
facility.
____________ means
grooved or cut deeply.
__________ are streams and
rivers (tributaries) that
are the source of a
stream or river.
The __________ is the end
of a river, where it
empties into a large body
of water.
________________ is water that drains into a river (or other body of water) from uncontrolled streams, drains, or
sewage lines. There is ______________ from agricultural irrigation water, snowmelt, storms, etc.
___________ is the deposit
or accumulation of very
tiny soil particles (silt).
___________ means
deposited by running
water.
__________ is a term used
for processes associated
with rivers
___________ is very tiny
particles of soil or rocks
that are 3 to 60
micrometers in diameter.
___________ is small
particles of soil or rocks
that are transported by
water or the wind.
The source is the
beginning of a stream or
river.
A ___________ is a river or
stream that flows into
another stream, river, or
lake.
A ___________ is the term
given to the land that
drains water into a
particular stream, lake,
or river.
A ___________ is where two
rivers or streams merge.
______________ meaning
regions of the river from
this point down the
current.
______________ meaning
regions of the river from
this point up the current.
Use the correct word in the following story.
Lucy walked u____________ back to the s___________ of the river. To do this she had to cross a _________
where two streams meet. The river was quite dirty and had a lot of very tiny soil particles know as _________ in it.
This showed that ___________ was occurring somewhere along the _________bed. When she got to the river
source she found that at the ____________ there were several small streams that combined to make the one river.
She also noticed that she was in a major valley system where all the headwaters end up flowing into one major
river. This is known as the _______________.
River Vocabulary
Fill in the gaps using the following vocabulary.
Riverbed, Banks, confluence, channel, Delta, Effluent, channelled, headwaters, mouth, Runoff, siltation,
alluvial, Fluvial, silt, watershed, tributary, source, sediment, headwaters
___________ are the sides of
a river or stream
between which the water
normally flows
A ____________ is the
bottom of the river (or
other body of water).
A ________ is an area that
contains flowing water
confined by banks.
____________ are a
tributary stream of a
river close to or forming
part of its source.
A ___________ is a large, silty area at the mouth of a river at which the river splits into many different slowflowing channels that have muddy banks. New land is created at ________s. ________s are often triangularshaped, hence the name (the Greek letter ‘_______’ is shaped like a triangle).
____________ is wastewater
(like sewage water or
factory runoff) that flows
from a factory or other
facility.
____________ means
grooved or cut deeply.
__________ are streams and
rivers (tributaries) that
are the source of a
stream or river.
The __________ is the end
of a river, where it
empties into a large body
of water.
________________ is water that drains into a river (or other body of water) from uncontrolled streams, drains, or
sewage lines. There is ______________ from agricultural irrigation water, snowmelt, storms, etc.
___________ is the deposit
or accumulation of very
tiny soil particles (silt).
___________ means
deposited by running
water.
__________ is a term used
for processes associated
with rivers
___________ is very tiny
particles of soil or rocks
that are 3 to 60
micrometers in diameter.
___________ is small
particles of soil or rocks
that are transported by
water or the wind.
The source is the
beginning of a stream or
river.
A ___________ is a river or
stream that flows into
another stream, river, or
lake.
A ___________ is the term
given to the land that
drains water into a
particular stream, lake,
or river.
A ___________ is where two
rivers or streams merge.
______________ meaning
regions of the river from
this point down the
current.
______________ meaning
regions of the river from
this point up the current.
Use the correct word in the following story.
Lucy walked u____________ back to the s___________ of the river. To do this she had to cross a _________
where two streams meet. The river was quite dirty and had a lot of very tiny soil particles know as _________ in it.
This showed that ___________ was occurring somewhere along the _________bed. When she got to the river
source she found that at the ____________ there were several small streams that combined to make the one river.
She also noticed that she was in a major valley system where all the headwaters end up flowing into one major
river. This is known as the _______________.