Where rivers begin

The water passes through or between ______________ rocks.

• permeable

• impermeable

Near its source, a river is well above sea level and flows ___________ downhill.

• fast

• slow

All streams contain sand and other pieces of rock which are ______________ by the water.

• transpirated

• transported

The wearing away of land by wind, moving water or ice is called_____________.

• evaporation

• erosion

In the lower course of a river, the river is getting______________.

• narrower and narrower

• wider and wider

____________ is a place where river begins.

• A source

• A meander

• A mouth

Materials are dropped on the banks of a river. This is called ______________.

• erosion

• transportation

• deposition

Materials are carried along the river away. This is called ___________________.

• erosion

• transportation

• deposition

A place where a river goes over a cliff is called ______________.

• a valley

• a waterfall

• a floodplain

What is the longest river in the world

• Nile
• Amazon
• Yellow
• Congo