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P1A 05 River Landforms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this profile of a river called?

a)

cross section

b)

upper to lower profile

c)

river profile

d)

long profile

2.

Where will most rivers start to meander?

a)

Only in the lower course

b)

In the upper course

c)

In the middle course

d)

Only on the delta

3.

In which course of the river will erosion dominate with very little deposition?

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle course

c)

Lower course

d)

On the floodplain

4.

What are the requirements for the formation of a waterfall?

a)

Horizontal rock layers of equal hardness

b)

Vertical rock layers of equal hardness

c)

Horizontal rock layers of unequal hardness

d)

Vertical rocks

5.

True or false? Waterfalls tend to move slowly downstream.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

On a meandering river where does the water flow the fastest?

a)

On the inside of meanders

b)

In the middle of the stream

c)

On the outside of meanders

7.

What are the mounds of sediment that the river builds up on its banks called?

a)

dykes

b)

flood plains

c)

bluffs

d)

levees

8.

Give another name for the fertile mud that the river deposits on its floodplain.

a)

alluvium

b)

elluvium

c)

backswamps

d)

aluminum

9.

On a delta, where will the coarsest material be deposited?

a)

closest to the ocean

b)

furthest from the ocean

c)

on the sides of the delta

d)

at the end-moraine

10.

On a delta, a river can block its main channel and then form smaller channels. What are these channels called?

a)

tributaries

b)

estuaries

c)

braided streams

d)

distributaries