WorksheetsRiver Processes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the edge of the river basin called?
waterside
waterway
watershed
water
Name where the river starts
source
trubutary
mouth
delta
What are tributaries?
bends in the river
wide areas of water near the mouth
where the river reaches the sea
small streams or rivers that run into the main channel
Name this river feature
ox-bow lake
meander
mouth
estuary
Identify the river feature on the left of the picture
flood plain
estuary
meander
confluence
Name this river feature
estuary
delta
mouth
tributary
What is carried downstream by a river?
boulders
rocks
silt
load
What are the three processes that occur as a river flows from its source to the mouth?
erosion, transportation and abrasion
erosion, transportation and deposition
erosion, transportation and attrition
erosion, transportation and corrosion
Attrition occurs when...
particles of load collide and knock pieces off each other
smaller material rubs against the bed and banks of the river
acid in the water dissolves particles of rock from the bed and banks of the river
the sheer force of the water and air forcing itself into the soil
What happens when smaller material rubs against the bed and banks of the river?
attrition
corrosion
abrasion
hydraulic action
The sheer force of water and air forcing itself into the soil and moving away parts of the land and banks of the river is called....
hydraulic action
corrosion
abrasion
attrition
Which one of these processes is the rolling of stones along the river bed?
solution
saltation
suspension
traction
Which one of these processes is the movement of particles 'leap frogging' along the river bed?
traction
suspension
saltation
solution
Which one of these processes is the movement of material that is carried within the water flow?
traction
suspension
saltation
solution
Which one of these river processes is the movement of material that is dissolved in water?
traction
suspension
saltation
solution
