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The steeper the slope the faster the river flows.
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How does the speed of water affect the amount of land eroded?
The faster the water the more land erosion as the speed of water puts more pressure on the river bank.
How does slope of land affect soil formation?
because it is a landmass
Do rivers have a slope?
Yes, rivers have slopes. All rivers have land around them that is at a higher elevation that the river itself. When it rains, the rainwater flows down the slope and into the river.
What happens to the ability of a river to erode land under it if its slope decreases?
If a rivers slope decreases, its ability to erode land under it decreases too. The slope determines the rivers velocity. The steeper the slope, the higher the velocity, the more erosion.
Does the slope of the land affect the amount of erosion?
The angle of land can affect erosion depending on what the land is made of for example dirt can be more moved and relocated more easily than rock but in the end the slope of geography causes erosion to wear away the land faster.
Does material travel faster when the river is flowing down a steep slope or across flat land?
it flows faster on a steep slope
How do rivers change the land and affect people lives?
how do river change the land
How do slope of land and erosion affect soil erosion?
It slows down the process of the production of soil.
How does the slope of the land affect the amount of soil eroded?
The amount of soil erosion depends on length of the time quantity of land mass natural factors like wind temperature water and the hight difference of surround material. Slope is a major factor to affect this process more slope means much easier to drift the soil
How do rivers affect the land?
Rivers affect the Earth through the process of erosion. When a river is flowing, it cuts through the land in which it is flowing.
What are river dykes?
A dyke, a.k.a embankment is a natural or artificial slope or wall to prevent flooding of the land behind it. Its usually parallel to the course of a river
How does the slope of the land contribute to soil erosion?
the slope of the land contribute to soil erosion by eroding it
How could the rerouting of a river affect the surrounding lowland?
the land no longer floods
How does the river nile affect the landscape?
It creates very fertile land for farming.
How do the contour lines on a topographic map indicate the slope of the land?
If the contour lines are far apart, then that indicates the land has a gentle slope (low slope).
When rolling or sliding a box down a slope where will it land?
At the bottom of the slope?
Can land pollution affect a river?
yes as all pollution is sucked into the river banks and causes the lower numbers of sea life.
Where is a river basin found?
Everyone lives in a river basin. Even if we don't live near the water, we live on land that drains to a river or estuary or lake, and our actions on that land affect water quality and quantity far downstream.
What happens to rainwater that falls on land?
It gets absorbed by the ground or if its on a slope it falls it to the bottom of it usually back into a river or lake or down the drain :D
Is there a river that flows against gravity?
Usually, there are only small portions of a river that flows against the slope of the land , or gravity. I work at a park on the White River in Hamilton County IN. We are in a huge bend in the river and the White River flows northward at this point, against the slope for about a 1/4 of a mile. This happens on the St. Joseph River in northern Indiana and a co-worker tells me the Cuyahoga in Ohio also has this phenomena. I reckon it is an uncommon, but not rare, situation.
How the slope of lands affect the amount of soil being carried away?
The amount of soil erosion depends on length of the time quantity of land mass natural factors like wind temperature water and the hight difference of surround material. Slope is a major factor to affect this process more slope means much easier to drift the soil
How is wind speed affected by pressure gradients?
The pressure gradient affect wind speed by to different things. The two things are water and land.
What is meander migration?
the side to sidecurves in a riverthat occur whenthe land is relativelyflatAs the river erodes quicker at the thalweg (the path of the fastest flowing water) and slower on the opposite banks, where it is depositing on the slip-off-slope, the river moves. It covers a large area over time as it moves and 'smooths out' the land.
What is the speed of a penguin on land?
their speed on land is 401km on land
What landform develops when a river deposits sediment as it flows into the ocean?
A delta will be formed close to land, and an abyssal plain far from land.The abyssal plain is the true floor of the ocean, beyond the Continental Slope & Rise, not a river form, although it does collect some sediment from rivers.
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