Hydrological Cycle and Drainage Basins Quiz

What affects the pattern in which the river flows?

• Underlying rock structure

• The color of the water

• The type of fish in the river

• The shape of the clouds

Which drainage pattern looks like a tree?

• Trellis

• Dendritic

• Radial

• Circular

In which type of drainage pattern do rivers radiate from a central point, like the spokes of a wheel?

• Dendritic

• Parallel

• Trellis

• Radial

Where is the trellis drainage pattern common?

• Desert areas

• Areas with volcanic cones

• Areas with alternate bands of hard and soft rock

• Mountainous regions

What is the main river in the dendritic drainage pattern called?

• Tributary

• Main river

• Branch

• Trunk

A ………………………………. is the area of land drained by a river system ( a river and its tributaries).

• Watershed

• Drainage Basin

• Confluence

• Water table

Drainage basins are separated by ………………………….

• Watersheds

• Water tables

• Walls

• Communities

Inputs into the drainage basin system includes

• Rain

• Snow

• Hail

The section labelled A is known as the

• watershed

• source

• tributary

• mouth

The section labelled D is known as the

• river valley

• main stream

• tributary

• spring