River Processes Quiz

What is a drainage basin?

• The area of land around the river that is drained by the river and its tributaries

• The point at which two rivers meet

• The area of high land forming the edge of a river basin

• The area where a river begins

What is erosion?

• The process of a river dropping its load

• The process of a river wearing away its bed and banks

• The process of material being picked up by the river and moved downstream

• The point at which two rivers meet

What is deposition?

• The process of a river wearing away its bed and banks

• The process of material being picked up by the river and moved downstream

• The process of a river dropping its load

• The area of land around the river that is drained by the river and its tributaries

What is a tributary?

• A small river or stream that joins a larger river

• The area of high land forming the edge of a river basin

• The point at which two rivers meet

• The area where a river begins

What is hydraulic action?

• The process of rocks being carried by the river and scraping along the banks and bed

• The process of rocks dissolving completely into the river water

• The process of water inside cracks in the river bank being compressed and expanding

• The process of material being picked up by the river and moved downstream

What is attrition?

• The process of rocks being carried by the river and scraping along the banks and bed

• The process of rocks dissolving completely into the river water

• The process of rocks breaking down into smaller, smoother, and rounder pieces

• The process of water inside cracks in the river bank being compressed and expanding

What is abrasion?

• The process of rocks being carried by the river and scraping along the banks and bed

• The process of rocks dissolving completely into the river water

• The process of rocks breaking down into smaller, smoother, and rounder pieces

• The process of water inside cracks in the river bank being compressed and expanding

What is solution?

• The process of rocks being carried by the river and scraping along the banks and bed

• The process of rocks dissolving completely into the river water

• The process of rocks breaking down into smaller, smoother, and rounder pieces

• The process of water inside cracks in the river bank being compressed and expanding

What is traction?

• The process of large rocks being rolled along the river bed

• The process of smaller pebbles and stones being temporarily picked up and bounced along the bed

• The process of light material being carried in the water without touching the banks or bed

• The process of rocks dissolving completely into the river water

What is saltation?

• The process of large rocks being rolled along the river bed

• The process of smaller pebbles and stones being temporarily picked up and bounced along the bed

• The process of light material being carried in the water without touching the banks or bed

• The process of rocks dissolving completely into the river water