Yr8 Water Cycle and River course #1

What is the process called where the Sun heats water in rivers, lakes, and oceans, turning it into water vapour?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Erosion

What is the term for water droplets in clouds getting heavy and falling to the ground as rain, snow, hail, or sleet?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Attrition

What is the first part of a river, near its source, where the river is narrow, high in energy, and steep?

• Upper Course

• Middle Course

• Lower Course

• River Course

What is the final part of a river, nearest its mouth, where it is widest, deepest, and carries the most water?

• Upper Course

• Middle Course

• Lower Course

• River Course

What is the process of wearing away and removing material from the river’s banks and bed?

• Attrition

• Erosion

• Abrasion

• Deposition

What is the start of a river called?

• Mouth

• Source

• Waterfall

• Meander

A place where water falls over a vertical drop is known as a:

• Meander

• Waterfall

• Source

• Oxbow Lake

A bend or curve in a river is called a:

• Waterfall

• Source

• Meander

• Mouth

Which of the following is found at the end of a river?

• Source

• Waterfall

• Mouth

• Meander

Select the four correct forms of transport below

• Traction, Saltation, Attrition and Erosion

• Traction, Saltation, Solution and Corrosion

• Traction, Saltation, Suspension and Solution

• Saltation, Suspension, Abrasion and Solution