Meandering down to the Sea: The Wandering Ways of Rivers.

Aslamazov, Lev

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ERIC Number: EJ453597

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Publication Date: 1992

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Meandering down to the Sea: The Wandering Ways of Rivers.

Aslamazov, Lev

Quantum, v2 n6 p34-37 Jul-Aug 1992

Discusses the hydrodynamic reasons why a riverbed meanders through a plain. Describes how water movement at a bend in a river causes erosion and changes in the riverbed. Provides a mathematical model to explain the periodic shape of meanders of a river in a plain. (MDH)

Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematical Models, Motion, Physics, Rivers, Science Activities, Science Education, Secondary Education, Water

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner

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Audience: Students

Language: English

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