Understanding Rivers and Their Processes

What is the name given to the place where a river begins?

• Mouth

• Source

• Confluence

• Tributary

Which term describes the point where two rivers meet?

• Mouth

• Source

• Confluence

• Tributary

What is the process called when a river wears away its bed and banks?

• Deposition

• Transportation

• Erosion

• Discharge

Which of the following are NOT a type of river erosion?

• Hydraulic action

• Abrasion

• Suspension

• Saltation

What is the term for the material carried by a river?

• Discharge

• Load

• Source

• Mouth

Which process involves a river dropping the material it is carrying?

• Erosion

• Transportation

• Deposition

• Discharge

What is the name for a smaller river or stream that joins a larger one?

• Tributary

• Floodplain

• Watershed

• Confluence

What is the term for the amount of water flowing in a river at a given time?

• Discharge

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Bed

Which of the following is a type of river transportation?

• Solution

• Suspension

• Traction

• All of the above

Where does a river usually end, flowing into a sea, lake, or another river?

• Source

• Confluence

• Mouth

• Bank