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What are alluvial channels composed of?
What are alluvial channels composed of?
Alluvial channels are composed of loose sediments, or alluvium.
What are the two types of alluvial channels?
What are the two types of alluvial channels?
The two types of alluvial channels are meandering channels and braided channels.
What causes the erosion of sediment chunks from the banks of the channel?
What causes the erosion of sediment chunks from the banks of the channel?
The fast water flow causes the erosion of sediment chunks from the banks of the channel.
What process is responsible for the settling of sediments in slow water flow?
What process is responsible for the settling of sediments in slow water flow?
How do alluvial channels change their shape or course over time?
How do alluvial channels change their shape or course over time?
What is the focus of this lesson?
What is the focus of this lesson?
What path would water take if it encountered a 'Y' in the road?
What path would water take if it encountered a 'Y' in the road?
What are the two types of alluvial channels described in the text?
What are the two types of alluvial channels described in the text?
What is a meandering channel?
What is a meandering channel?
What causes erosion on the outer bend of a meandering channel?
What causes erosion on the outer bend of a meandering channel?
What is a cut bank?
What is a cut bank?
What is a point bar?
What is a point bar?
What is a meander cutoff?
What is a meander cutoff?
What is an oxbow lake?
What is an oxbow lake?
What is a braided channel?
What is a braided channel?
