Rivers after maybreak

The majority of water in the world is ________.

• Freshwater

• Saline

• Stored in glaciers

• Easily accessible

Rivers flow from the ________ to the _________.

• Mouth, source

• Source, mouth

• Drainage basin, mouth

• Source, drainage basin

You look at a friend’s photograph from her holiday which shows river banks that are close together. Where will this photograph have been taken?

• Along the river’s upper course

• Along the river’s middle course

• Along the river’s lower course

• She must have photoshopped it, as river banks are never close together

The Rhine is a mixed river. What will be the consequences for its discharge?

• The discharge of the Rhine is constant throughout the year

• The discharge of the Rhine is high in the summer and low in the winter

• The discharge of the Rhine is low in the summer and high in the winter

• There is no discharge in the Rhine

Which kind of transportation carries along the largest pieces of rocks?

• Suspension

• Solution

• Traction

• Saltation

Which kind of transportation carries along the smallest pieces of rocks?

• Suspension

• Solution

• Traction

• Saltation

What is the correct order of phases from the short water cycle?

• Evaporation - condensation - precipitation

• Condensation - precipitation - evaporation

• precipitation - condensation - evaporation

All the water that falls within the ________ will be moved downhill until it ends up in the ocean, either through rivers or from groundwater.

• drainage basin

• watershed

• confluence

• tributary

How do we call the structures that help to limit river bank erosion and that keep te water depth in the middle of the river constant.

Which 'uses of the river' can you not find in the lower course?

• Sediments for brick making

• Drinkin water supply

• Rafting

• Transport material on large ships