River Processes Knowledge Checker

Name a type of weathering

Slumping, landslides, rockfalls.....are all types of what?

Which of these is a type of erosion?

• Traction

• Hydraulic action

• Avalanche

• Saltation

Which two of these are a type of transport?

• Traction

• Hydraulic action

• Avalanche

• Saltation

Limestone is a type of rock weathered by water. What type of weathering is this?

• Biological weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Physical / mechanical weathering

Which words best describe this scene?

• Lateral erosion, estuary

• Vertical erosion, gorge

• Traction, boulder

Which words best describe this scene?

• Vertical erosion, estuary

• Vertical erosion, gorge

• Deposition, estuary

Which words best describe this scene?

• Traction, boulders

• Saltation, stones

• Suspension, sand

Which words best describe this scene?

• Traction, boulders

• Saltation, stones

• Suspension, sand

Explain how one of these factors might affect the rate (speed) of erosion:

water velocity, rock type, amount of precipitation.