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A moving river of ice that carries rocks and wears away the land is called?
A glacier. Glaciers are large masses of ice that slowly move downhill, eroding the land and carrying debris like rocks with them.
How are river islands formed?
River islands are typically formed through a process called river avulsion, where a river changes its course and leaves behind sections of land surrounded by water. This can occur due to erosion, sediment deposition, or changes in water flow. Over time, vegetation may start to grow on these stranded land sections, eventually forming river islands.
What is the land beside a river called?
The land beside a river is called a riverbank. It is the area along the edge of the river where the water meets the land.
How was weathering and erosion helpful to the Nile River?
Weathering and erosion helped shape the Nile River's landscape by breaking down rocks and sediment, allowing the river to carve its path through the land. This process created the fertile floodplain along the river, which supported agriculture and allowed ancient civilizations to thrive.
How does erosion create a river bed?
Erosion happens when water flows over land, picking up and carrying away sediment and rocks. Over time, as the water continually moves these materials, it wears down the ground and creates a channel, eventually forming a river bed. The process of erosion carving out the land can also deepen and widen the river bed over time.
What is a mix of rich soil and small rocks brought to the land by rivers?
Silt
What is a small body of water that flows through land?
A river.
What is a moving river of ice that carries rocks and wearys away the land called?
Glacier
Is a small river or stream called a river basin?
A small river or stream is not called a river basin. A river basin is a portion of land drained by a river and it's tributaries. It encompasses all of the land surface dissected and drained by streams and creeks that flow downhill into one another, and eventually into one river.
What are some of the features of the land?
sand dunes, rocks, cactuses trees, wadis (type of occasional river)
What a small body of water that flows across the land?
A stream
How do rivers get deeper and wider?
They get wider by wheatering out the surronding rocks , erosion.
Why is the Colorado river brown?
Erosion. It coontnues to be carved by the Colorado River.
A moving river of ice that carries rocks and wears away the land is called?
A glacier. Glaciers are large masses of ice that slowly move downhill, eroding the land and carrying debris like rocks with them.
What are some of the land features in the desert?
sand dunes, rocks, cactuses trees, wadis (type of occasional river)
Why is the Tigris river important in the region?
The Tigris River, like most rivers, brought water, fertile land to grow food, and protection for the people living around it.
Why didn't Egyptians plow the land during Inundation?
Inundation was when the banks of the river Nile flooded. This caused the soil to be very fertile because of the nutrients the river brought. The Egyptians did not plow the land during this time, because it was flooded. They plowed the land afterwards.
