def split_parameters(parameters):
    """Divide wildcard and uri parameters into smaller chunks to prevent the
    URL query from being too many characters long.

    Args:
        parameters (dict): Parameters that need to query Hypothesis.

    Returns:
        list: Smaller dicts containing the parameters for multiple queries.
    """
    params = parameters.copy()
    wildcards = params.pop('wildcard_uri')
    uris = params.pop('uri')

    segments = []
    chunk_size = 10

    for i in range(0, len(wildcards), chunk_size):
        trimmed_params = params.copy()
        trimmed_params.update(wildcard_uri=wildcards[i:i+chunk_size])
        segments.append(trimmed_params)

    for i in range(0, len(uris), chunk_size):
        trimmed_params = params.copy()
        trimmed_params.update(uri=uris[i:i+chunk_size])
        segments.append(trimmed_params)

    return segments