The work of rivers

The work of rivers

1st - 3rd Grade

13 Qs

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The work of rivers

The work of rivers

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

1st - 3rd Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.3.5, RI.4.5, RI.5.5

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Barry Shortall

Used 9+ times

FREE Resource

13 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Rocks, such as limestone, and soils are dissolved by acids in the water. This is known as...

Hydraulic Action

Abrasion

Saltation

Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

Saltation

Bedload

Suspension

Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Tiny visible particles such as sand & silt are usually transported:

in solution

by saltation

by traction

in suspension

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Small stones carried by the river wears away the banks and bed of the river. This is known as...

Attrition

Abrasion

Solution

Hydraulic Action

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Deposition is a process that

Dissolves sediment

Breaks down rock to form sediment

Removes sediment from land forms

Drops sediment to form landforms

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Small pebbles are bounced along the bed of the river. This is known as...

Traction

Saltation

Suspension

Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The physical force of the moving water wears away and breaks off the rock and soil from the banks and bed of the river. This is known as

Hydraulic action

Abrasion

Attrition

Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

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