WorksheetsP1A 05 River Landforms
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is this profile of a river called?
cross section
upper to lower profile
river profile
long profile
Where will most rivers start to meander?
Only in the lower course
In the upper course
In the middle course
Only on the delta
In which course of the river will erosion dominate with very little deposition?
Upper course
Middle course
Lower course
On the floodplain
What are the requirements for the formation of a waterfall?
Horizontal rock layers of equal hardness
Vertical rock layers of equal hardness
Horizontal rock layers of unequal hardness
Vertical rocks
True or false? Waterfalls tend to move slowly downstream.
True
False
On a meandering river where does the water flow the fastest?
On the inside of meanders
In the middle of the stream
On the outside of meanders
What are the mounds of sediment that the river builds up on its banks called?
dykes
flood plains
bluffs
levees
Give another name for the fertile mud that the river deposits on its floodplain.
alluvium
elluvium
backswamps
aluminum
On a delta, where will the coarsest material be deposited?
closest to the ocean
furthest from the ocean
on the sides of the delta
at the end-moraine
On a delta, a river can block its main channel and then form smaller channels. What are these channels called?
tributaries
estuaries
braided streams
distributaries
