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WorksheetsLC Rivers
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which one is NOT a process of Erosion?
a)
Solution
b)
Abrasion
c)
Traction
d)
Hydraulic Action
2.
A Waterfall is found in what stage of the river?
a)
Youthful
b)
Mature
c)
Old-age
3.
Corrasion/Abrasion is...
a)
The power of the water hitting off the rocks
b)
The chemicals in the water slowly dissolving the rocks
c)
The air being compressed in a fault or weakness, expanding and enlarging it
d)
The material (load) of the river hitting off the rock
4.
What is this feature created as the waterfall retreats upstream?
a)
Levee
b)
Meander
c)
Gauge
d)
Gorge
5.
Which sentence is completely accurate?
a)
Waterfalls occur where there is a layer of soft rock and hard rock and both are eroded quickly
b)
Waterfalls occur where there is a layer of soft rock and the hard rock is eroded away (e.g. Shale)
c)
Waterfalls occur where there is alternating layers of hard and soft rock and the soft rock is eroded quicker (e.g. Shale)
d)
Waterfalls occur where rock is eroded quickly and the waterfall advances
6.
TWO Irish waterfalls are called...
a)
Torc and High Force
b)
Powerscourt and Torc
c)
High Force and Angel
d)
Niagra and Powerscourt
7.
Levees can be natural and man made
a)
True
b)
False
8.
River deposition occurs when...
a)
The river loses energy and deposits material on the inside of a bend
b)
The river loses energy and cannot carry its load
c)
The river loses energy and erodes the bed
d)
The river loses energy and builds a waterfall
9.
The heaviest stones are deposited....
a)
First
b)
In the middle
c)
Last
10.
The repeated process of deposition...
a)
builds levees and become a natural defense against flooding
b)
builds levees and raises the flood plain
c)
creates a beach
d)
helps the river to be more efficient
11.
One Irish example and one USA example of Levees are...
a)
Moy and Colorado
b)
Rhine and Mississippi
c)
Bann and Arizona
d)
Moy and Mississippi
12.
This diagram is good, because...
a)
It is labelled
b)
It has colour
c)
It shows progression and has labels
d)
It is labelled and has colour
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