UK Quiz

How many nations make up the UK?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In which nation of the UK would you find the city Cardiff?

• England

• Scotland

• Wales

• Northern Ireland

Tick the names of rivers found in the UK. There is more than 1.

• River Thames

• River Volga

• River Severn

• River Wye

The UK is a HIC. But what does that mean?

• High Income Country

• Heavy Industrial Country

• Holy Island Country

• Highly Independent Country

The source of a river is....

• A place where the river begins its journey

• A product from a river that we can put on food

• The place where the river meets the sea

• the ground over which a river flows

A Tributary is...

• A bend in a river channel

• A stream or river that flows into a larger river

• A meeting point of two or more rivers

• Particles in a river

A Meander is...

• A stream or river that flows into a larger river

• The path in which the river flows

• a meeting point of two or more rivers

• A bend in a river channel

Where are you most likely to find a meander in the course of a river?

• Upper course

• Middle course

• Lower course

• Pudding course

Hydraulic Action is ....

• as waves approach the coast they trap air and force it into gaps in the cliff. Eventually this weakens the rock.

• waves transport material which hit the cliff and gradually wear it away.

• waves cause the rocks to crash against each other, breaking them down into smaller and rounder pieces.

• (also known as solution) - salts and acids in seawater dissolve the rock gradually over thousands of years

Corrosion is...

• as waves approach the coast they trap air and force it into gaps in the cliff. Eventually this weakens the rock.

• waves transport material which hit the cliff and gradually wear it away.

• waves cause the rocks to crash against each other, breaking them down into smaller and rounder pieces.

• (also known as solution) - salts and acids in seawater dissolve the rock gradually over thousands of years