Rivers Quiz

What is an estuary?

• The source of a river

• A winding curve or bend in a river

• An area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean

• A small body of flowing water

What is the part of a river where it begins called?

• Mouth

• Source

• Tributary

• Delta

What is a meander?

• A small body of flowing water

• A winding curve or bend in a river

• A wide area of water often found at the mouth of large rivers

• A lake formed when a meander is cut off

What forms where water rushes down steep hillsides in upland areas and erodes the rocks?

• Delta

• Tributary

• Waterfall

• Stream

What occurs when the fastest currents in the river carve into the banks?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Meander

• Estuary

What is a tributary?

• A small body of flowing water

• A winding curve or bend in a river

• A smaller stream or river that meets another and merges together

• A wide area of water often found at the mouth of large rivers

What is an ox bow lake?

• A lake formed when a meander is cut off

• A small body of flowing water

• A wide area of water often found at the mouth of large rivers

• An area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean

What is a delta?

• A small body of flowing water

• A winding curve or bend in a river

• A wide area of water often found at the mouth of large rivers

• A lake formed when a meander is cut off

What is the longest river in the world?

• Amazon

• Nile

• Thames

• Mersey

Which river is 220 miles long and runs from Wales to Bristol?

• Thames

• Mersey

• Severn

• Nile