STAGES OF A RIVER 4º

Rivers are created when...

• precipitation such as rain or melted snow and ice runs down a mountain and follows the shape of the land all the way to the sea, a lake or another river.

• precipitation such as clouds and thunders runs down a mountain and follows the shape of the land all the way to the sea, a lake or another river.

• precipitation such as rain or melted snow and ice runs down a mountain and follows the shape of the land all the way to the groundwater.

• precipitation such as rain or melted snow and ice runs down a mountain and follows the shape of the land all the way to the mountains.

The water in rivers is...

• saltwater

• freshwater

• groundwater

• water vapour

A river has three stages:

• source, meander and mouth.

• river basin, source and meander.

• upper course, middle course and lower course.

• upper course, mountain course and lower course.

The upper course is...

• where the river gets bigger and wider.

• the beginning of a river.

• is the last stage of the river.

• a waterfall.

The upper course starts at the _____________ of the river and continues until the river meets flatter land.

• waterfall

• tributary

• source

• mouth

In the upper course, the water flows _________________ and the river is smaller.

• quickly

• slowly

• quiet

• jumping

In the middle course, the river gets ____________________.

• smaller and wider

• quicker and smaller

• bigger and wider

• bigger and quicker

In the middle course the river begins to _________.

• move quickly

• finish

• start

• slow down

The lower course is the ________________

• first stage of the river

• last stage of the river

• middle stage of the river

• big stage of the river.

In the lower course the river becomes _____________________.

• even smaller and the water flows more quickly

• even wider and the water flows more quickly

• even snaller and the water is quiet

• even wider and the water flows more slowly