OCR A GCSE Geography Revision - Paper 1

True or false – V-shaped valleys are formed by glaciers

• true

• false

A narrow, steep sided valley is called a…

• V-shape valley
• Gorge
• U-shaped valley
• Tor

What is the name of the proces that causes abrasion at the bottom of the V-shaped valley?

• Traction
• Solution
• Saltation
• Suspension

What does abrasion do to the v-shape valley?

• Deepen it
• Widen it
• Weaken it
• Not involved

What two geomorphic processes cause the sides of the v-shaped valley to weaken and collapse?

• Weathering and mass movement
• Weathering and erosion
• Erosion and mass movement
• Massmovement and traction

Which course of the river would you expect to find V-shaped valleys?

• Lower course
• Upper course
• Middle course

To have a waterfall you need layers of…

• Erosion and deposition
• Soft and hard rock
• Solution and Abrasion

The soft rock eroding on a waterfall creates a…

• Overhang
• Plunge Pool
• Gorge
• V-shape valley

What are the two geomorphic processes of erosion caused that create a waterfall?

• Abrasion and attrittion
• Hydraulic action and abrasion
• Hydraulic action and chemical weathering
• Rock slide and abrasion

When the overhang of a waterfall collapses it leaves behind a narrow valley called a…

• V-shape valley
• Gorge
• U-shaped valley
• Plunge valley