Rivers - Class Assessment

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

How many ways is the load transported in the river?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 1

Which method of transportation is 'bouncing' medium sized particles along the river bed?

• Traction
• Saltation
• Suspension
• Solution

Name where the river starts

• source

• trubutary

• mouth

• delta

Where would you find a waterfall?

• Upper course
• Middle Course
• Lower Course

What landform can you see in the picture?

• Floodplain
• Delta
• Waterfall
• Oxbow lake

"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

"I am the movement of water sideways through the soil" What am I?

• Throughflow
• Rock flow
• Soil flow
• Groundwater flow