River

When rocks that are carried by the river scrape away the bed and banks it is called:

• Hydraulic action

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Solution

When soluble particles are dissolved into the river it is called:

• Solution

• Saltation

• Corrasion

• Attrition

Which process involves small pebbles and stones being bounced along the river bed?

• Traction

• Saltation

• Solution

• Attrition

Which of the following is NOT a type of river erosion?

• Abrasion

• Percolation

• Attrition

• Hydraulic action

Which of the following statements about deposition is NOT correct?

• Deposition is more common at the source of the river

• Deposition may occur when the river is shallow

• Deposition may occur when the volume of water decreases

• Deposition occur where the velocity of the river decreases

Erosion is vertical or downwards:

• At the source of a river

• At the mouth of a river

• Throughout the entire river profile

• At the mature stage

What is another term for surface run off?

• Infiltration

• Through flow

• Overland flow

• Sheet flow

Which landform is found in the upper course of a river?

• Waterfall

• Meander

• Delta

• Ox bow Lake

Where does most erosion occur in a meander bend?

• On the inside of the bend

• On the outside of the bend

• On the slip-off slope

• On the corner

What feature is formed when sediment cuts off the neck of a meander?

• A river cliff

• A slip-off slope

• An ox-bow lake

• Interlocking spurs