Rivers 1st half term

Traction refers to the way in which material in the river's load are bounced along the riverbed

• True

• False

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

• Hydraulic Action

• Abrasion

• Saltation

• Solution

Which process involves large boulders and rocks being rolled along the river bed?

• Saltation

• Traction

• Suspension

• Solution

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

• Solution

• Traction

• Saltation

• none of the above

Tiny particles such as silt are usually transported:

• in solution

• in suspension

• by saltation

• by traction

The load of the river is all the materials carried by the water

• True

• False

What is the edge of the river basin called?

• waterside

• waterway

• watershed

• water

Name where the river starts

• source

• trubutary

• mouth

• delta

"When rocks scrape along the river bank and bed" is what type of erosion?

• Attrition
• Abrasion
• Solution
• Hydraulic Action

"This is where plants, trees, or buildings collect the precipitation" What am I?

• Interception
• Infiltration
• Percolation
• Surface runoff