River Landscapes Quiz

What is the term used to describe the area of land where a river and its tributaries collect water?

• Landscape

• Drainage Basin

• Watershed

• Confluence

Which process involves the wearing away of the river bed and banks by the load carried by the river?

• Hydraulic action

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Solution

Which process involves the dissolving of soluble minerals in the water?

• Hydraulic action

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Solution

What is the process called when small pebbles and stones are bounced along the river bed?

• Traction

• Saltation

• Suspension

• Solution

What is the term for the transportation of fine, light material by the river?

• Traction

• Saltation

• Suspension

• Solution

What is the term for the process where a river drops its load?

• Erosion

• Transportation

• Deposition

• Attrition

What is the term for the bend in a river where the water flows faster on the outside and slower on the inside?

• Waterfall

• Gorge

• Meander

• Plunge pool

What occurs on the inside bend of a meander due to slower water flow?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Suspension

• Traction

Which letter on the hydrograph represents peak discharge?

• a

• b

• c

• d

Which letter on the hydrograph represents rising limb?

• a

• b

• c

• d