Geography Quiz on Rivers yr9

What is the longest river in the world?

• Amazon

• Mississippi

• Nile

• Yangtze

What process involves the wearing away of land by natural forces such as water or wind?

• Condensation

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Transportation

Where does vertical erosion primarily take place?

• In the lower course

• At high altitudes

• In the middle course

• At low altitudes

Which type of river transportation involves large rocks being rolled along the riverbed?

• Solution

• Traction

• Saltation

• Suspension

What is the process called when water vapor turns back into water droplets?

• Sublimation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

Which landform is created by lateral erosion in the middle course of a river?

• V-shaped valleys

• Meanders

• Rapids

• Waterfalls

What is the term for smaller river channels that flow into larger rivers?

• Estuaries

• Tributaries

• Deltas

• Floodplains

What type of erosion involves rocks carried by the river scraping along the bed and banks?

• Hydraulic action

• Solution

• Abrasion

• Attrition

Which landform is found at the mouth of a river and forms when a river deposits material faster than the sea can remove it?

• Delta

• Floodplain

• Estuary

• Oxbow lake

What is the process called when water is heated by the Sun and turns into vapor?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Deposition