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Do it Now – Match the types of erosion –
to the definition Materials carried by the river bump into each other and so are smoothed and broken down into smaller particles. Attrition
This process involves the force of water in the river smashing against the river bed and banks. Hydraulic action
This is the chemical action of river water. The acids in the water slowly dissolve rocks on bed and banks. Limestone and chalk are particularly prone to this process. Corrosion
This is the process by which the bed and bank is worn down by material carried by the river. Abrasion
Corrosion Attrition Hydraulic action Abrasion
G D B H
E E F I A Starter
Challenge: What does this graph show?
A River Profile
LO: To identify and explain how a river changes
during its course from source to mouth TASK 1. IN YOUR BOOKS, DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A AND B. THEY CAN BE ANY DIFFERENCES FOR NOW, BUT THINK ABOUT OUR TITLE RIVER PROFILES. A B THE LONG PROFILE The long profile of a river shows the height and gradient of a river from the source to the mouth It shows how the steepness of the river changes Long profiles are also used to show the three courses of a river; upper, middle and lower. Task 1: Make a neat copy in your books Task 2: Describe what this shows The first part of the river is called the _____ _____. The river is at a _____ height and the river is steep/gentle. The second part……. The final part……. Challenge - Which part of the river will be fastest? Has the most erosion? Can carry the heaviest material? Why? CROSS PROFILE The cross profile shows the cross section of a river
It shows the width and depth of the river and
river valley
Again, it shows the Upper, Middle and
Lower course of the river Task 3: Make a neat copy in your books Task 4: Describe underneath each picture what the river is like
Upper Middle Lower
Course Course Course Task 5 – Fill in the sheet to identify how a river changes from upper to lower course
Upper Course Middle Course Lower Course
Gradient River Channel Narrow Energy High Flow speed Erosion Not much Valley Shape Wider and flatter
Bed load Carries lots and
(materials carried) heavy bits USE THESE WORDS TOP HELP TO COMPLETE THE TABLE Carries lots of V-Shaped Gentle Carries small small sediment (nearly flat) sediment and some larger stones
Steep Becoming gentle Widest Lots
(less steep)
Slow Fastest Shallow Some
Wide Lower Fast Lowest
Task 5 – Fill in the sheet to identify how a river changes from upper to lower course
Upper Course Middle Course Lower Course
Gradient Steep Becoming gentle Gentle
River Channel Narrow Wider Widest Energy High (white water) Lower Low Flow speed Slow Fast Fastest Erosion Vertical Horizontal Not much Valley Shape V-Shaped Wider and flatter Flattest
Bed load Carries lots and Carries small Caries lots of
(materials carried) heavy bits sediment and small sediment some larger stones RIVER SEVERN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNAYe8vp3aQ
or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TwaEjAei4M
Watch this video of the river Severn and
compare what the river is like at the start to at the end (2 columns) QUESTION TIME……. QUESTION TIME…….
