rivers and streams

1. the abandoned bend is called an
4. form in sediment that was previously deposited in the valley.
7. Each drainage basin is bounded by an imaginary line called a
9. When a river reaches the ocean or another large body of water, it slows, and the energy to transport sediment is greatly reduced.
10. factors include 1) channel slope, 2) channel cross-sectional shape, 3) channel size and roughness, and 4) discharge

2. these channels have an interwoven appearance, they are called
3. occur when the flow of a stream becomes so great that it exceeds the capacity of its channel and overflows its banks.
5. Most regional floods are seasonal resulting from rapidly melting snow or heavy spring rain.
6. is cut into underlying strata and typically form in the headwaters of river systems
8. form when sediment-charged streams enter the relatively still waters of a lake, sea or ocean