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WorksheetsRiver Processes Erosion
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When rocks bang together becoming rounder, smaller and smoother.
a)
Hydraulic Action
b)
Attrition
c)
Abrasion
d)
Corrosion
2.
This method of erosion is when the force of water breaks the river bed and banks.
a)
Attrition
b)
Abrasion
c)
Corrosion
d)
Hydraulic Action
3.
Some particles are eroded by being dissolved in the weak acids of water.
a)
Corrosion
b)
Abrasion
c)
Attrition
d)
Hydraulic Action
4.
Which of the following is the key term that describes the point at which a small river enters another river
a)
Tributary
b)
Watershed
c)
Source
d)
Confluence
5.
A small stream or river feeding into the main river is known as...
a)
Confluence
b)
Source
c)
Tributary
d)
Mouth
6.
What is the name of the point where a river starts?
a)
Source
b)
Point A
c)
Heart
d)
Opening
7.
An imaginary line separating one drainage basin from the next
a)
Flood plain
b)
Drainage basin
c)
Watershed
d)
Confluence
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