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Year 9 Rivers

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name

Class

Date

What part of the hydrological cycle does this picture show?

condensation

precipitation

evaporation

What part of the hydrological cycle does this picture show?

condensation

precipitation

evaporation

Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

cold

light

heavy

hot

What is the term for water flowing back to the sea over the land.

Groundwater Flow

Surface Runoff

Through Flow

Infiltration

What is it called when trees get in the way of rain reaching the surface?

Evapotranspiration

Interception

Infiltration

Photosynthesis

What is it called when moisture from plants and leaves is lost to the atmosphere?

Transpiration

Condensation

Throughflow

Percolation

What is an area of land drained by a main river and its tributaries?

Watershed

Bath Tub

Drainage Basin

Water Cycle

What marks the boundary between two drainage basins?

A fence

A river

A watershed

A confluence

Which of the following is an INPUT to a drainage basin?

Surface Runoff

Evaporation

Interception

Precipitation

10.

When rocks bang together becoming rounder, smaller and smoother.

Hydraulic Action

Attrition

Abrasion

Corrosion

11.

Which of these is the odd one out?

Traction

Saltation

Suspension

Abrasion

12.

This method of erosion is when the force of water breaks the river bed and banks.

Attrition

Abrasion

Corrosion

Hydraulic Action

13.

Small particles which are carried in the water is what type of transportation?

Traction

Solution

Suspension

Saltation

14.

This type of erosion occurs when the rocks being carried by the river scrape away the bed and banks.

Abrasion

Hydraulic Action

Attrition

Corrosion

15.

Which method of transportation is 'bouncing' medium sized particles along the river bed?

Traction

Saltation

Suspension

Solution

16.

Which is the odd one out?

Hydraulic Action

Abrasion

Corrosion

Attrition

17.

Which of the following is the key term that describes the point at which a small river enters another river

Tributary

Watershed

Source

Confluence

18.

A small stream or river feeding into the main river is known as...

Confluence

Source

Tributary

Mouth

19.

What is the name of the point where a river starts?

Source

Point A

Heart

Opening

20.

Why are the rocks and pebbles found in riverbeds usually smooth?

The rocks are very old.

Animals in the river keep rubbing against the rocks.

Rivers only flow where rocks are smooth.

The rocks are worn smooth by rubbing against other rocks.

21.

Dissolved material is carried along and cannot be seen in the water

Saltation

Suspension

Solution

Traction

100 %

Year 9 Rivers

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 9mins

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