Floods/Rivers/Management

What is water flowing downslope along Earth's surface?

• Runoff

• Watershed

• Divide

• Suspension

In which section of the river do waterfalls form?

• Upper course

• Middle course

• Lower course

• Every course

For a waterfall to form there needs to be two layers of rock. Which way round must they be?

• Soft rock on top of hard rock

• Hard rock on top of soft rock

What is this man standing in?

• Undercut

• Overhang

• Plunge pool

• Gorge

Over time the top rock sticks out over the bottom rock. It is unsupported and so it eventually ______________ into the plunge pool

Waterfalls are landforms created by....

• Erosion

• Deposition

The waterfall retreats (moves back) upstream towards the rivers source over thousands of years leaving behind a steep-sided _________

Which direction is the stream flowing?

• northward
• southward
• westward
• eastward

How many peaks are on the map? (hill tops)

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1

It is steep on a topographic map where __________.

• lines are closest together
• a river flows into a lake
• contours bend
• contours are far apart