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WorksheetsKLA - Year 8 Geography LC2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the geographic name for rain and snow?
Purcipitation
Rain and snow
Precipitation
Rainfall
Waterfalls create a what in the landscape?
Valley
Gorge
Water
Scar
What type of valleys do rivers typically form in?
U-Shaped Valleys
O-Shaped Valleys
W-Shaped Valleys
V-Shaped Valleys
A river starts at the...
Mouth
Source
Start
Top
An area of land drained by the river and it's tributary's is a...
River
Watershed
Groundwater
Drainage Basin
A river always tries to find...
more water
the easiest route
the most windy route
the slowest route
The four types of erosion are...
solution, attrition, hydraulic action and abrasion
attrition, suspension, hydraulic action and abrasion
solution attrition, suspension and abrasion
solution, attrition, solution and abrasion
The process of wearing away rock caused by the river is called...
transportation
abrasion
deposition
erosion
The three ways a river can move it's load is through...
solution
hydraulic action
suspension
bedload
The process of moving material within a river is called...
transportation
suspension
deposition
erosion
As the river looses energy what happens to the sediment?
The river is exhausted
The largest stones are dropped first and the sand last
The largest stones are dropped first and also last
The smallest sand is dropped first and the stones last
The dropping of sediment or material by a river is called...
Transportation
Solution
Deposition
Erosion
The tallest waterfall on earth is called...
Angle Falls
Angela Falls
Niagara Falls
Angel Falls
The large water-filled area at the base of a water fall is called?
Deep Pool
Plunge Pool
Undercutting
Pool Plunge
What makes the hard rock in a waterfall collapse?
Too much pressure
Undercutting makes it weaker so the overhang collapses
Undercutting weakens it and makes the overhang stronger
The overhang is weaker due to erosion and so collapses easily
What is a meander?
A twist and turn in the river
A me and her
A winding curve or bend in the river
A place where the river creates sediment
The fastest flow of a meander occurs where?
The curve in the river
The inside bend of the river
The outside bend of the river
The straight part of the river
The neck of the river pinches inwards due to what process?
erosion
transportation
dropping material
taking away material
How does flooding help the Ox-bow lake form?
It deposits even more sediment cutting it off from the river
It drops sediment which blocks the lake
It deposits even more sediment so it attaches to the river
It drops rocks and sand in the river
What is infiltration?
the ground level water that goes into the river
run-off that soaks into the ground
water flowing underneath the land
water flowing over the land
