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List and explain 10 concepts associated with running water.

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Flow Rate: The amount of water passing through a specific point in a given time, measured in volume per unit time (e.g., cubic meters per second).

Velocity: The speed at which water moves in a stream or river, typically measured in meters per second.

Discharge: The volume of water flowing in a river per unit time, usually measured in cubic meters per second.

Erosion: The process of wearing away and transporting sediment, rocks, or soil by the force of flowing water.

Sediment: Particles of soil, sand, and rocks carried by running water and deposited along riverbanks or in riverbeds.

Channel: The pathway through which water flows in a river or stream.

Meander: Curved bends in a river caused by erosion and deposition.

Floodplain: Flat, low-lying areas adjacent to a river that are prone to flooding during high water levels.

Delta: A triangular-shaped landform at the mouth of a river, formed by sediment deposition as the river enters a larger body of water, such as a lake or ocean.

Hydroelectric Power: The generation of electricity using the force of flowing water to turn turbines and generate electricity in hydropower plants.

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